South Africa, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Pretoria (executive capital) Cape Town (legislative capital) Bloemfontein (judicial capital), capital city of South Africa
South Africa is a leading African economy with diversified industries, renewable-energy growth, strong tourism, infrastructure investment, and technological innovation.
South Africa in one word would be “Ubuntu,” meaning human kindness.
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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 |
The capital city of South Africa is Pretoria (executive capital) Cape Town (legislative capital) Bloemfontein (judicial capital).
| South Africa is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Southern Africa Africa Continent |
| South Africa has a population of | 63,212,384 inhabitants within a total area of 1,219,912 Km2 (758,017 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| South Africa’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 127 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.51 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | South Africa HDI ranks in position nº 106 worldwide HDI of 0.741 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| South Africa’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 106 countries South Africa passport ranks 46th 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 has a score of 594 ranks 11th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 29° 00' S, 24° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| 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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