South Africa, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.
Image of Pretoria (executive capital) Cape Town (legislative capital) Bloemfontein (judicial capital), capital city of South Africa
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South Africa is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Southern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about South Africa | |
| South Africa is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Southern Africa Africa Continent |
| South Africa has a population of | 63,212,384 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of South Africa are called South Africans |
| The country’s total area is | 1,219,912 Km2 ( 758,017 sq mi) |
| Global Peace Index Rank | 127 |
| Global Peace Index Score | 3 |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | South Africa HDI ranks in position nº 110 worldwide High Human Development HDI of 0.717 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP) |
| South Africa’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 106 countries South Africa passport ranks in position nº 46 in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| South Africa GDP per capita is | $6,397 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| South Africa ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| South Africa EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as High proficiency in English has a score of 594 ranks 11th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 29° 00' S, 24° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| South Africa Capital city | Pretoria (executive capital) Cape Town (legislative capital) Bloemfontein (judicial capital) |
| Neighbouring countries | Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho |
| South Africa Climate | mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights |
| Most predominant religion | Christian, |
| Second most predominant religion | ancestral, tribal, animist, or other traditional African religions, |
| Currency name & code | Rand (ZAR) |
| Internet ccTLD | .za |
| South Africa calling code | +27 |
South Africa administrative divisions
9 provinces- Eastern Cape
- Free State
- Gauteng
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Limpopo
- Mpumalanga
- Northern Cape
- North West
- Western Cape
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