Which one among the following statements regarding South Sudan, who officially joined the international community as an independent nation on July 9, 2011, is not correct ?

South Sudan became the world's newest nation on July 9, 2011, with Juba as its capital [1]. Statement 2 is technically incorrect in a broad sense as many African nations gained independence in the 1960s; however, it is often cited as the first significant change to colonial borders since Eritrea [4]. India has a long-standing commitment to UN peacekeeping in the region, specifically through UNMISS [3]. Statement 4 is geographically incorrect: the Nile (specifically the White Nile) flows from south to north. It enters South Sudan from Uganda, flows through South Sudan into Sudan (Khartoum), and then continues into Egypt [2]. The statement incorrectly suggests the river flows through Sudan before entering South Sudan. Therefore, option 4 is the incorrect statement regarding the nation's geography.

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1. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14089843
2. [4] https://www.cfr.org/blog/south-sudan-independence-july-9
3. [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_South_Sudanese_independence_referendum
4. [2] https://news.un.org/en/story/2011/07/381102