Country Facts

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  • Capital City: Pretoria (executive capital), Cape Town (legislative) and Bloemfontein (judicial)
  • Currency: Rand = 100 cents
  • International dialling code: +27
  • Official language: Official languages: IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Afrikaans, English, Sepedi, Setswana, Xitsonga, Tshivenda, Nguni language group (siSwati and Ndebele), Sotho language group (Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho and Tswana).
  • Official name: Republic of South Africa
  • Population: 51.8 million (2011)
  • Religion: Christianity, indigenous/animist beliefs
  • Web domain: .za