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Africa ZA The Republic of South Africa
South Africa
  • Suid-Afrika / South Africa / Sewula Afrika /
  • Region : Southern Africa
  • Capital : Pretoria
  • Area : 1,219,090.00 km²
  • Official Language : Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Sepedi, Sotho, Tsonga
  • Population : 57,780,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 358.839
  • GPI Rank : 127
  • GII Rank : 63
  • Has joined CRS(Common Reporting Standard)
South Africa is a country on the southern tip of Africa. The land has a total area of 1,219,090 km² and a total coastline of 2,798 km. This area is approximately 175% of the area of Texas. There are direct national borders with the 6 neighbouring countries Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. The distance between New York City and the Capital Pretoria is about 12,830 km.According to the definition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), South Africa is one of the developing countries because of its lower economic performance.
Population
Population Per Km2

47.40

Life Expectancy of Males

60.5

Life Expectancy of Females

67.4

Birth Rate

20.5 ‰

Death Rate

9.4 ‰

Passport
Passport of South Africa
VF : 63 , VOA : 39 MS : 102
Currency : South African Rand (ZAR)

1 US Dollar = 18.35 Rand
100 Rand = 5.45 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP311.84 bn €

Exportations

98.32 bn €

Importations

97.28 bn €

Tourism receipts

8.29 bn €

Unemployment rate

28.2 %

Inflation rate

4.12 %

corruption index

44 (bad)

Energy consumption

207.1 bn kWh

GDP : 358.839 | GDP(PPP) : 809.034
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Pretoria / CapitalGauteng

742,000

JohannesburgGauteng

4,435,000

Cape TownWestern Cape

3,740,000

PietermaritzburgKwaZulu-Natal

751,000

BenoniGauteng

605,000

DurbanKwaZulu-Natal

595,000

East LondonEastern Cape

479,000

BloemfonteinOrange Free State

463,000

WelkomOrange Free State

432,000

NewcastleKwaZulu-Natal

405,000

Port ElizabethEastern Cape

312,000

WitbankMpumalanga

262,000

PaarlWestern Cape

190,000

KlerksdorpNorth-West

179,000

MiddelburgMpumalanga

155,000

OrkneyNorth-West

146,000

KimberleyNorthern Cape

142,000

PolokwaneLimpopo

124,000

PhalaborwaLimpopo

109,000

UpingtonNorthern Cape

71,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

4% Urban areas

53,460 km²

79% Agricultural areas

968,410 km²

8% Forest

92,437 km²

0% Water areas

6,000 km²

8% Others

98,782 km²

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Zulu

22.7 %

Xhosa

16.0 %

Afrikaans

13.5 %

English

9.6 %

Sepedi

9.1 %

Tswana

8.0 %

Sotho

7.6 %

Tsonga

4.5 %

Swazi

2.5 %

Venda

2.4 %

Ndebele

2.1 %

other

2.0 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Roadways:

750,000 km

Railways:

20,986 km

Commercial harbors:

103

› Airports:

407

Climate
The climate in South AfricaIn South Africa dominates a subtropical climate. Especially in the summer months there is hardly any precipitation and the usual evaporation ensures a strong dryness. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 20 and 29 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 33 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 5°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for South Africa and 8 geographic spots of the countryEarthquakesTsunamis
The climate in South Africa