| 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) |