South Africa

Where is it?

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Geography

    

Continent:
 Africa
Area:
 1,219,912 sq km OR 471,010 sq mi
Coastline:
 2,798 km OR 1,739 mi
Elevation extremes:
 lowest point: 0 m OR 0 ft
highest point: 3450 m OR 11,319 ft

    

Population

    

Population:
 54,490,406 (2010)
Population growth rate:
 0.90% (2010)
Population density:
 45 per sq km OR 116 per sq mi
Urban vs Rural Population:
 Urban: 64.80%
Rural: 35.20%
Life Expectancy:
 49.33 (2010)
Infant Mortality:
 43.2 (2010)
Birth Rate:
 20.9 per 1000 (2010)
Death Rate:
 11.1 per 1000 (2010)
Overall Literacy:
 94.30% (2010)
Male Literacy:
 95.50% (2010)
Female Literacy:
 93.10% (2010)

    

Government

    

Capital:
 Pretoria (administrative/executive) Cape Town (legislative) Bloemfontein (judicial)
Official Language(s):
 Afrikaans English Southern Ndebele Northern Sotho Southern Sotho Swazi Tsonga Tswana Venda Xhosa Zulu

    

Economy

    

GDP Per Capita:
 $7,266
Currency:
 South African rand

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