Republic of South Africa
South Africa is in Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein. It is at 29° 00' South, 24° 00' East. South Africa has an area of 1,219,912 square kilometres (471,010 square miles). The population is 49,004,031. This population is from a 2011 estimate.
| ITMB South Africa Travel Reference Map 1:1.5M | CDN | USA | UK |
| ITMB Southern Africa Travel Reference Map | CDN | USA | UK |
| Lonely Planet Africa | CDN | USA | UK |
| Lonely Planet D&S South Africa 1 | CDN | USA | UK |
| Lonely Planet South Africa Lesotho & Swaziland 6 | CDN | USA | UK |
| Lonely Planet Southern Africa | CDN | USA | UK |
Economy
For currency they use the South Africa Rand. The inflation in 2009 was 7.2%. The economy link (above) goes to a page that lists their commodities and trading partners.
Government
Pretoria is the administrative capital. Cape Town is the legislative capital. Bloemfontein is the judiciary capital.
Education
In the year 2003, the literacy rate was 86.4%. This definition of literacy is portion of the population over 15 years of age, that can read and write.
Society
People here speak Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu. Religions beliefs here include Anglican, Christian, Dutch Reformed, Methodist, Muslim, other, Pentecostal, Roman Catholic, and Zionist Christian.
Time Zone
It is in the Southern Africa (GMT + 2) time zone.
Administrative Divisions
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