Back Аладатәи Африка Abkhazian Afrika Tunong ACE Къыблэ Африкэ Республикэ ADY Suid-Afrika Afrikaans Südafrika ALS ደቡብ አፍሪካ Amharic South africa AMI Sudafrica AN Sūðaffrica ANG Afirika Osiki ANN
| Part of | Southern Africa  |
|---|---|
| Year dem found am | 31 May 1910 |
| Participant insyd | BASIC countries |
| Demonym | Suid-Afrikaner, South African, Sud-africaine, Sud-africain |
| Anthem | national anthem of South Africa |
| Culture | culture of South Africa |
| Motto | Unity in Diversity |
| Motto text | ǃke e: ǀxarra ǁke, Ex Unitate Vires, Inspiring new ways, Undod drwy Amrywiaeth |
| Continent | Africa |
| Country | South Africa |
| Capital | Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town |
| Located in time zone | UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, Africa/Johannesburg |
| Located in or next to body of water | South Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean |
| Coordinate location | 29°0′0″S 24°0′0″E |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 26°51′32″S 32°53′27″E |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 22°7′40″S 29°39′30″E |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 34°50′5″S 20°0′0″E |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 28°38′0″S 16°27′15″E |
| Highest point | Mafadi |
| Lowest point | Indian Ocean |
| Government ein basic form | parliamentary republic, representative democracy |
| Office held by head of state | President of South Africa |
| State ein head | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Office head of government hold | President of South Africa |
| Government ein head | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Executive body | Government of South Africa |
| Legislative body | Parliament of South Africa |
| Highest judicial authority | Constitutional Court of South Africa |
| Central bank | South African Reserve Bank |
| Currency | rand |
| Twinned administrative body | Aisai |
| Driving side | left |
| Electrical plug type | Europlug, AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types, BS 546, IEC 60906-1 |
| Dey replace | South Africa during apartheid |
| Studied in | South African studies |
| Dema official website | https://www.gov.za/ |
| Hashtag | SouthAfrica |
| Top-level Internet domain | .za |
| Flag | flag of South Africa |
| Coat of arms | Coat of arms of South Africa |
| Geography of topic | geography of South Africa |
| Get characteristic | free country |
| History of topic | history of South Africa |
| Railway traffic side | left |
| Open data portal | DataFirst Statistics South Africa, South Africa Data Portal |
| Economy of topic | economy of South Africa |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of South Africa |
| Mobile country code | 655 |
| Country calling code | +27 |
| Trunk prefix | 0 |
| Emergency phone number | 112 |
| GS1 country code | 600-601 |
| Licence plate code | ZA |
| Maritime identification digits | 601 |
| NCI Thesaurus ID | C17151 |
| Unicode character | 🇿🇦 |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of South Africa |
South Africa, officially be de Republic of South Africa (RSA anaa R.S.A.), be de southernmost country for Africa insyd. Ebe bounded to de south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline wey dey stretch along de South Atlantic den Indian Oceans;[1][2][3] go de north by de neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, den Zimbabwe; den go de east den northeast by Mozambique den Eswatini. E sanso dey completely enclave de country Lesotho.[4] Ebe de southernmost country for de mainland of de Old World, den de second-most populous country wey dey locate entirely south of de equator, after Tanzania. South Africa be biodiversity hotspot, plus unique biomes, plant den animal life. Plus ova 62 million people, de country be de world ein 23rd-most populous nation wey e dey cova area of 1,221,037 square kilometres (471,445 square miles). Pretoria be de administrative capital, while Cape Town, as de seat of Parliament, be de legislative capital. Dem traditionally regard Bloemfontein as de judicial capital.[5] De largest city, den site of highest court be Johannesburg.
About 80% of de population be Black South Africans.[6] De population wey dey remain dey consist of Africa ein largest communities of European (White South Africans), Asian (Indian South Africans den Chinese South Africans), den multiracial (Coloured South Africans) ancestry. South Africa be multiethnic society wey dey encompass wide variety of cultures, languages, den religions. Ein pluralistic makeup dey reflect insyd de constitution ein recognition of 12 official languages, de fourth-highest number for de world insyd.[3] According to de 2011 census, de two most spoken first languages be Zulu (22.7%) den Xhosa (16.0%).[7] De next two be of European origin: Afrikaans (13.5%) dem develop am from Dutch wey dey serve as de first language of chaw Coloured den White South Africans; dem commonly dey use English (9.6%) insyd public den commercial life, both dey reflect de legacy of Dutch den British colonialism, respectively.
- ↑ "South African Maritime Safety Authority". South African Maritime Safety Authority. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
- ↑ "Coastline". The World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "South Africa Fast Facts". SouthAfrica.info. April 2007. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
- ↑ Guy Arnold. "Lesotho: Year In Review 1996 – Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ↑ Marais, Lochner; Twala, Chitja (7 May 2020). "Bloemfontein: the rise and fall of South Africa's judicial capital". African Geographical Review. 40 (1). Informa UK Limited: 49–62. doi:10.1080/19376812.2020.1760901. ISSN 1937-6812. S2CID 218929562.
- ↑ Mitchley, Alex. "SA's population swells to 62 million - 2022 census at a glance". News24. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ↑ Census 2011: Census in brief (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2012. pp. 23–25. ISBN 978-0621413885. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2015.