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South African flag |
| Country |
South Africa |
| Capital |
Pretoria; note - Cape Town is the legislative center and Bloemfontein the judicial center |
| Location |
Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa |
| Size |
1,219,912 sq km |
| Terrain |
vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain |
| Climate |
mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights |
| Languages |
11 official languages, including Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu |
| Nationality |
noun: South African(s)
adjective: South African |
| Religion |
Christian 68% (includes most whites and Coloreds, about 60% of blacks and about 40% of Indians), Muslim 2%, Hindu 1.5% (60% of Indians), indigenous beliefs and animist 28.5% |
| Currency |
rand (ZAR) |
| Exports |
gold, diamonds, platinum, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment (1998 est.) |
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