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South Africa Facts & Information
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| Location |
Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
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| Climate |
Mostly semiarid, subtropical along east coast,
sunny days, cool nights |
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| Terrain |
Vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills
and narrow coastal plain |
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| Population |
44,344,136 |
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| Nationality |
South African |
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| Ethnic groups |
Black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%,
Indian/Asian 2.5% |
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| Religions |
Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic
7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, other
Christian 36%, Islam 1.5%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none
15.1% |
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| Languages |
IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%,
English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other
7.2% |
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| Government Type |
Republic |
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| Capital |
Pretoria |
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| Currency |
Rand (ZAR) |
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| Description of Flag |
Two equal width horizontal bands of red (top)
and blue separated by a central green band which splits into
a horizontal Y, the arms of which end at the corners of the
hoist side; the Y embraces a black isosceles triangle from which
the arms are separated by narrow yellow bands; the red and blue
bands are separated from the green band and its arms by narrow
white stripes |
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| South Africa Flag |
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More Information
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