Area | 1, 221 million square kilometres |
Population | 53 million (2013, mid-year estimate) |
Currency Rand | Rand (R1 = 100 cents) |
Time | GMT + 2hrs |
Dialing code | +27 |
Official name | Republic of South Africa |
Capitals | Cape Town (Legislative) Pretoria (Executive) Bloemfontein (Judicial) |
Head of State | President Jacob Zuma |
Ruling party | African National Congress (ANC) |
Form of State | Federal / unitary hybrid, comprising a central government and nine provincial governments |
Legal system | Based on Roman Dutch law and 1996 Constitution |
Languages | English is the language of commerce, banking, government and official documentation. There are eleven official languages: Afrikaans, English, IsiNdebele, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Sesotho, Northern Sotho, Setswana, SiSwati, Tshivenda, and Xitsonga |
Total GDP | $384.3 billion (2012) |
GDP per capita | $11,021 (2012) |
Real GDP growth | 2.5% (2012) |