Capital Cities: Pretoria (Executive), Bloemfontein (Judicial), Cape Town (Legislative).
Largest City: Johannesburg.
Official Languages: English, Afrikaans, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Southern Ndebele, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Zulu, Xhosa.
Ethnic Groups: 79.3% Black, 9.1% White, 9.0% Coloured, 2.6% Asian.
Government: Democracy, Parliamentary Republic.
Independence: 31 May 1961 from the United Kingdom.
Area: 1 221 037 km2 (471 443 sq mi).
Population: 49,320,000 (2009 estimate), 44 819 778 (2001 Census).
Population Density: 41/km2.
Nominal GDP (2009): $287.219 billion (Total), $5,823 (Per Capita).
Currency: Rand (ZAR)
Time Zone: SAST (UTC+2)
Drives On The: Left
Internet TLD: .za
Calling Code: +27
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