Official Name:
Republic of South Africa Population: 48,810,427 Area: 1,219,912 sq km Capitals: Pretoria (administrative) Cape Town (legislative) Bloemfontein (judicial) National Days: May 31 (Independence Day) April 27 (Freedom Day from Apartheid system) Religions: Christian (79.7%) Muslim (1.5%) Other (3.7%) None (15.1%) Birth Rate: 19.32/1000 Death Rate: 17.23/1000 Below Poverty Line: 31.3% Income Level: Upper Middle Income |
This video is of South Africa's National Anthem
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Government:
Parliamentary Republic President: Jacob Zuma Ruling Party: African National Congress (ANC) Currency: Rand (R) 1 USD=9.16 R Languages: Afrikaans English isiNdebele isiZulu Sesotha sa Leboa Sesotho Setswana siSwati Tshivenda Xitsonga Ethnic Groups: African (79.2%) -Nguni -Sotho -Shangaan-Tsonga -Venda Colored (8.9%) White (8.9%) -Afrikaan -English Indian/Asian (2.5%) AIDS Prevalence: 17.8% |
Sources:
http://www.indexmundi.com/south_africa/demographics_profile.html.
http://www.mapsofworld.com/pages/fast-facts/south-africa/
http://www.southafrica.info/about/facts.htm#ixzz2Pp0k7YuK
http://data.worldbank.org/country/south-africa
http://www.sa-venues.com/sa_languages_and_culture.htm
http://www.indexmundi.com/south_africa/demographics_profile.html.
http://www.mapsofworld.com/pages/fast-facts/south-africa/
http://www.southafrica.info/about/facts.htm#ixzz2Pp0k7YuK
http://data.worldbank.org/country/south-africa
http://www.sa-venues.com/sa_languages_and_culture.htm