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] |
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Motto: !ke e: ǀxarra ǁke (ǀXam)
"Unity In Diversity" |
Anthem: National anthem of South Africa
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| Capital | Pretoria (executive)
Bloemfontein (judicial)
Cape Town (legislative) |
| Largest city | Johannesburg (2006) [2] |
| Official language(s) | |
| 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 |
