South Africa

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Published on Wednesday, 01 December 2010 22:45

Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff

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]
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: !ke e: ǀxarra ǁke  (ǀXam) "Unity In Diversity"
Anthem: National anthem of South Africa
Capital		Pretoria (executive) Bloemfontein (judicial) Cape Town (legislative)
Largest city		Johannesburg (2006) [2]
Official language(s)		11[3][show] Afrikaans English (South African English) Southern Ndebele Northern Sotho Southern Sotho Swazi Tsonga Tswana Venda Xhosa Zulu
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

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