Key Facts and Figures
Essential basics and useful websites for planning a move to South Africa...
| Formal Name | Republic of South Africa |
|---|---|
| Capital Cities | Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative) and Bloemfontein (judicial) |
| Main Cities | Johannesburg , Cape Town, Ekurhuleni (East Rand), Durban |
| Official Languages | Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Sepedi, English, Setswana, Sesotho, Xitsonga, Ndebele, Tshivenda, Swati |
| Currency | Rand (ZAR) |
| Dialling Code | +27 |
| Emergency numbers | 10177, 10111 and 112 |
| Time Zone | UTC+2 |
| Daylight Savings Time | South Africa does not observe daylight savings time |
| Units of Measure | Metric System |
| Electricity | 220/230 volts AC; frequency of 50 hertz |
| Government | Republic |
| Population | 49,004,031 (July 2011 est.) |
| Climate | Mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights |
| Land Surface | 1,214,470 sq km |
| Coastline | 2,798 km |
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South African flag |
Useful Web References
- South African Government website
- The official South African Tourism website
- The CIA World Factbook publishes extensive details on South Africa