South Africa
Position: Southern Africa
Position: Southern Africa
| International name: | South Africa |
| Local name: | South Africa |
| AREA ................................................ | 1.219.912 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 42.718.530 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 35,0 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Pretoria |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, other Christian 36%, Islam 1.5%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census) |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Rand (ZAR) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 11192 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,468 (118th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Njesuthi 3408 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 31 May 1910 (from UK); note - South Africa became a republic in 1961 following an October 1960 referendum |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .za |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +27 |
Southern Africa country
| Pretoria | 02/05/2024 | 17:58 | ( GMT+2 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook