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South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Capital
Pretoria
Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
Population
65,453,084
2026 estimate
Area
1,221,037 km²
Code
ZAF
Languages
Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
Currencies
South African rand (R)

Borders

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Did you know?

  • 🏛Has three capital cities: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative) and Bloemfontein (judicial).
  • 💎Home to the world's deepest mine — Mponeng gold mine, descending nearly 4 km underground where rock walls reach 60 °C.
  • ✨Has 11 official languages — and the national anthem switches between five of them.
  • 🥇Performed the world's first successful human heart transplant — Cape Town, 1967.
  • 🌳The Cape Floral Kingdom packs more plant species into one tiny region than the whole Amazon rainforest.

Location

-29.00°, 24.00°

Actual size

Compared to Australia.

Outline of Australia
Australia · 7,692,024 km²
Outline of South Africa
South Africa
1,221,037 km²
% of Australia
15.87%