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Country Name

South Africa

Country Code

ZA ZAF

Country Calling Code

+27

Country Profile

The country covers an area of 1,221,000 kmē, compared it is larger than four times the size of Italy, or slightly less than twice the size of the U.S. state of Texas South Africa has a population of 55.9 million people (official estimate 2016), the country's administrative capital is Pretoria; legislative capital is Cape Town and the judicial capital is Bloemfontein (Mangaung), largest city is Johannesburg. SA has 11 official languages: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu. Most spoken first languages are Zulu (isiZulu - 23%), Xhosa (isiXhosa - 16.0%), and Afrikaans (13.4%).

Capital Name

Pretoria

Languages

Sesotho sa Leboa, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati (Swazi), Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, English isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu

Country Currency

South African Rand (ZAR)

Time Zone

Local Time = UTC +2h

Driving (Left/Right)

drives on the left

Population

55.9 million (2016)

Country Area

1.2 million kmē (470,462 sq. mi)

Place to Visit

Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces Cape Town, Western Cape Kgalagadi (Kalahari) Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape Stellenbosch, Western Cape The Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal The Garden Route iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga Cage Dive with Great White Sharks Robben Island, Western Cape Durban's Golden Mile, KwaZulu-Natal Johannesburg and Pretoria, Gauteng

News

Business news. Cape Argus Cape Town's daily. Cape Times Daily, published since 1876, Cape Town. City Press The peoples paper, daily news. Daily Mail & Guardian National and international news. Independent Online South African and world news. News24 South African and international news. Pretoria News Independent daily newspaper, first published in 1898, Pretoria. Sunday Times South African weekly newspaper. The Star Published in Johannesburg.

Art Culture

artslink.co.za More Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment news. Artthrob Online magazine on contemporary culture and art in South Africa. Museums Online South Africa A guide to South Africa's museums. Pretoria Art Museum Museum for contemporary art South African Arts, Culture and Heritage A guide to music, fine arts, theatre, literature architecture and more.

Economy Business

South Africa is a middle-income country with a rich supply of natural resources, with well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy and transport sectors. But unemployment, poverty and inequality - among the highest in the world - are still a challenge. South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Privately owned central bank of South Africa, the issuing bank was established in 1921, it is the oldest central bank in Africa. Johannesburg Stock Exchange JSE JSE Limited based in Sandton, Gauteng, is Africa's oldest and largest stock exchange.

Transport

Airline South African Airways (SAA) The national carrier. Railroad Blue Train South African luxury train. Rovos Rail Another luxurious train. South African Railways South African Railways Info page.

Tourism

City Guides Bloemfontein (Mangaung) (judicial center) Mangaung Local Municipality; (the city's name in seSotho is Mangaung). Cape Town Official website of the Cioty of Cape Town. Durban (Thekwini) eThekwini Municipality, the official web site of Durban. Johannesburg The official City of Jo'burg website.

Education

University of Fort Hare The oldest historically black university in Southern and Eastern Africa, founded in 1916. University of Natal University of Pretoria University of South Africa University of the Witwatersrand More South African Universities will be found in the Guide to South Africa's Provinces

Visa Process

NOTES FOR SOUTH AFRICA TOURIST VISAS: Maximum Stay: 90 days Your passport must have two side-by-side blank visa pages If you have been to a country where yellow fever is endemic within the last 6 months you must have proof of vaccination. One completed South Africa visa application Two passport type photos Physical passport with 6 months validity beyond trip completion and one blank visa page Non-USA passport holders must provide a copy of green card or US Visa and I-94 One copy of flight itinerary One copy of visa from country of onward travel One Allied Passport & Visa order form

Additional Information

Climate: moderate, mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; similar to southern California. Type: Republic. Independence: 31 May 1910 (from UK); South Africa became a republic in 1961. Constitution: 1996. Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Natural resources: South Africa is rich of natural resources: Gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas. Agriculture products: Corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products. Industries: Mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium), automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textile, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs. Exports - commodities: gold, diamonds, platinum, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, scientific instruments, foodstuffs.

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