South Africa
Where is it?
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Geography
Continent:
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Africa |
Area:
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1,219,912 sq km OR 471,010 sq mi |
Coastline:
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2,798 km OR 1,739 mi |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: 0 m OR 0 ft highest point: 3450 m OR 11,319 ft |
Population
Population:
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54,490,406 (2010) |
Population growth rate:
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0.90% (2010) |
Population density:
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45 per sq km OR 116 per sq mi |
Urban vs Rural Population:
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Urban: 64.80% Rural: 35.20% |
Life Expectancy:
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49.33 (2010) |
Infant Mortality:
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43.2 (2010) |
Birth Rate:
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20.9 per 1000 (2010) |
Death Rate:
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11.1 per 1000 (2010) |
Overall Literacy:
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94.30% (2010) |
Male Literacy:
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95.50% (2010) |
Female Literacy:
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93.10% (2010) |
Government
Capital:
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Pretoria (administrative/executive) Cape Town (legislative) Bloemfontein (judicial) |
Official Language(s):
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Afrikaans English Southern Ndebele Northern Sotho Southern Sotho Swazi Tsonga Tswana Venda Xhosa Zulu |
Economy
GDP Per Capita:
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$7,266 |
Currency:
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South African rand |
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