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South Africa |
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| Official Name: |
Republic of
South Africa |
| Location: |
Southern
Africa, at the tip of the continent of Africa |
| Border Countries: |
Botswana,
Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zimbabwe |
| Climate: |
Mostly
semiarid; subtropical along east coast |
| Terrain: |
Vast interior
plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain |
| Capital: |
Pretoria
(administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial) |
| Other Major Cities: |
Durban, Port
Elizabeth |
| Land Area: |
1,221,037 sq.
km/471,445 sq. mi |
| Population: |
42,327,458 |
| Local Time: |
2 hours ahead of
GMT |
| Language(s): |
Afrikaans,
English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu (all
official) |
| Currency: |
South African
rand (SAR) |
| Industries: |
Mining,
automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals,
fertilizer, and foodstuffs |
| Export Commodities: |
Gold, minerals
and metals, foodstuffs, chemicals |
| Visitor Information: |
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Johannesburg |
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| Region: |
Gauteng |
| Land Area: |
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| Population: |
1,900,000 |
| Airport: |
Johannesburg
International Airport, 24 km/15 mi east of city center |
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