Capital: Pretoria
Population
Total Population:
49,991,300
Annual Growth Rate:
1.4%
Density:
41 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population:
61.7%
Population of main cities including suburbs:
Johannesburg (5,700,000); Johannesburg (town) (3,200,000); Durban (3,100,000); Cape Town (2,900,000); Pretoria (2,000,000).
Ethnic Origins:
Black African 79.6%, White (Italians, Germans, English...) 9.1%, Coloured 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5%.
For more information, visit
Statistics South Africa.
Official Language:
Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu.
Other Languages Spoken:
Fanagalo, Hindi, Sotho, Tsotsitaal, Venda,
Business Language(s):
English and Afrikaans.
Religion:
Almost 80% of the
population follows Christianity. Small segment of the society follows
Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and traditional African beliefs.
Local Time:
It is %T:%M %A In Pretoria
Exchange Rate on
:
National Currency: South African Rand (ZAR)
Country Overview
Area:
1,219,090 km²
Type of State:
South Africa is a federal republic state based on parliamentary democracy.
Type of Economy:
Upper-middle-income economy, Emerging Financial Market.
The wealthiest country in Africa (GDP); the world's leading producer of gold.
HDI*:
0.597/1
HDI (World Rank):
110/169
Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.
Telecommunication
Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From South Africa, Dial 00
To Make a Call to South Africa, Dial +27
Internet Suffix:
.za
Computers:
8.4 per 100 Inhabitants
Telephone Lines:
9.2 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users:
8.4 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity:
70% of the Population
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Last Updates: January 2012