- The Republic of South Africa takes up an area of 1,221,037 km² (471,443 sq mi)
- The area in South Africa is equal to the combined land mass of France, Italy and Germany.
- The country has 11 official languages: Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, Zulu, Pedi, Tswana, Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda and Ndebele.
- The population of South Africa is approximately 49,991,300.
- About 24 percent of the population in South Africa is unemployed and lives on less than US $1.25 a day.
- Demonym: South African.
- Johannesburg is the largest city in the country.
- South Africa is a constitutional democracy in the form of a parliamentary republic.
- 77 percent of the population in South Africa are black, 10 percent are white, 8 percent are mixed race, 2.5 percent are Asian.
- South Africa is the 2nd largest exporter of fruit in the world.
- The country contains some of the oldest archaeological sites in the world.
- Twenty percent of the world's gold is mined in South Africa.
- South Africa has 80 percent of the world's platinum reserves.
- Capital city: Admin Capital Pretoria. Legislative Capital Cape Town.
- The majority of South Africans, or 79.8%, are Christian.
- The country has the longest wine route in the world.
- Twenty percent of the population is believed to have HIV/AIDS.
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