South Africa: Introduction

Capital: Pretoria

Population

Total Population: 49,991,000

Natural Increase: 1.4%

Density: 41 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 61.7%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Johannesburg (5,700,000); Johannesburg (town) (3,200,000); Durban (3,100,000); Cape Town (2,900,000); Pretoria (2,000,000).

Ethnic Origins: Black African 79.6%, White (Italians, Germans, English...) 9.1%, Coloured 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5%.
For more information, visit Statistics South Africa.

Official Language: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu.

Other Languages Spoken: Fanagalo, Hindi, Sotho, Tsotsitaal, Venda,

Business Language(s): English and Afrikaans.

Religion: Almost 80% of the population follows Christianity. Small segment of the society follows Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and traditional African beliefs.

Local Time:

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Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: South African Rand (ZAR)

Country Overview

Area: 1,219,090 km²

Type of State: South Africa is a federal republic state based on parliamentary democracy.

Type of Economy: Upper-middle-income economy, Emerging Financial Market.
The wealthiest country in Africa (GDP); the world's leading producer of gold.

HDI*: 0.597/1

HDI (World Rank): 110/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

13°

Low: 8° | High: 21°

Humidity: 56% | Wind: 13 km/h
Sunrise: 6:40 am | Sunset: 5:26 pm

Pretoria, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From South Africa, Dial 00
To Make a Call to South Africa, Dial +27

Internet Suffix: .za

Computers: 8.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 9.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 8.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 70% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Imports of Goods (million USD)	88,450	100,532	73,172	94,040	121,606
Exports of Goods (million USD)	69,784	80,782	61,677	81,821	96,922
Imports of Services (million USD)	16,127	16,515	14,390	18,023	20,330
Exports of Services (million USD)	13,499	12,394	11,656	13,617	14,689

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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