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Southern Africa
South Africa
/south-africaRepublic of South Africa (RSA)
ISO ZAF
IOC RSA +27
Capital: Pretoria
63,100,945Population
1,221,037Surface area (km²)
51.7Inhabitants per km²
$401.1BGDP (current US$)
$6,267GDP per capita
63.7%Urban population
Position in Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
-30.56°, 22.94°
Country facts
- Official name (English)
- Republic of South Africa
- Official name (Français)
- République d'Afrique du Sud
- Official name (العربية)
- جمهورية جنوب أفريقيا
- Official name (Português)
- República da África do Sul
- Currency
- South African rand (ZAR)
- Official languages
- Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
- Main religion
- Christians
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Calling code
- +27
- ISO / IOC codes
- ZA · ZAF · RSA
- Coordinates
- -30.56°, 22.94°
Main cities
Provinces (9)
CapitalMain cityProvinces (9)
Departments & divisions
Provinces (9)Eastern CapeFree StateGautengKwaZulu-NatalLimpopoMpumalangaNorth WestNorthern CapeWestern Cape
Cities
| City | Role | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Pretoria | Capital | -25.748, 28.229 |
| Johannesburg | Main city | -26.204, 28.047 |
| Cape Town | Main city | -33.925, 18.424 |
| Durban | Main city | -29.859, 31.022 |
| Gqeberha | Main city | -33.961, 25.602 |
