Republic of South Africa Republiek van Suid-Afrika (Afrikaans) iRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika (S. Ndebele) iRiphabliki yomZantsi Afrika (Xhosa) iRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika (Zulu) iRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika (Swazi) Repabliki ya Afrika-Borwa (N. Sotho) Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa (S. Sotho) Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa (Tswana) Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga (Tsonga) Riphabuḽiki ya Afurika Tshipembe (Venda) (all 11 names are official)[1] |
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Motto: !ke e: ǀxarra ǁke (ǀXam) "Unity In Diversity" |
Anthem: National anthem of South Africa
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Capital | Pretoria (executive) Bloemfontein (judicial) Cape Town (legislative) |
Largest city | Johannesburg (2006) [2] |
Official language(s) | |
Ethnic groups | 79.4% Black 9.2% White 8.8% Coloured 2.6% Asian[4] |
Demonym | South African |
Government | Constitutional parliamentary republic |
- | President | Jacob Zuma |
- | Deputy President | Kgalema Motlanthe |
- | NCOP Chairman | M. J. Mahlangu |
- | National Assembly Speaker | Max Sisulu |
- | Chief Justice | Sandile Ngcobo |
Independence | from the United Kingdom |
- | Union | 31 May 1910 |
- | Statute of Westminster | 11 December 1931 |
- | Republic | 31 May 1961 |
Area |
- | Total | 1,221,037 km2 (25th) 471,443 sq mi |
- | Water (%) | Negligible |
Population |
- | 2010 estimate | 49,991,300[4] (25th) |
- | 2001 census | 44,819,778[5] |
- | Density | 41/km2 (170th) 106.2/sq mi |
GDP (PPP) | 2009 estimate |
- | Total | $505.214 billion[6] |
- | Per capita | $10,243[6] |
GDP (nominal) | 2009 estimate |
- | Total | $287.219 billion[6] |
- | Per capita | $5,823[6] |
Gini (2000) | 57.8 (high) |
HDI (2009) | 0.683 (medium) (129th) |
Currency | Rand (ZAR) |
Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
Drives on the | left |
ISO 3166 code | ZA |
Internet TLD | .za |
Calling code | +27 |