The Republic of South Africa is a state in southern Africa. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an enclave surrounded by South African territory.
Overview of Republic of South Africa
31/08/2019
Officially name: Republic of South Africa
Capital: Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial), Cape Town (legislative)
Largest city: Johannesburg
Official languages: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu.
Government: Constitutional parliamentary republic
Area
- Total 1,221,037 km2 (25th)
- Water (%) Negligible
Population
- 2018 estimate 57,725,600 (24th)
- 2011 census 51,770,560
- Density 42.4/km2 (109.8/sq mi) (169th)
Currency: Rand (ZAR)
Time zone: SAST (UTC+2)
Drives on the left
Internet TLD: .za
Calling code: +27