South Africa (Republic of South Africa), ZA

South Africa: Independent country in Southern Africa

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Quick Facts about Republic of South Africa

Population : 59,622,350
Country : South Africa
Different from : Southern Africa
Head of government : Prime Minister of South Africa, State President of South Africa, President of South Africa
Plate code : ZA
Area : 1221037 km2
Official name : Republiek van Suid-Afrika, Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga, Riphabuḽiki ya Afrika Tshipembe, iRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika, Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa, Repabliki ya Afrika Borwa, iRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika, iRiphablikhi yoMzantsi-Afrika, iRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika, Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa, Republic of South Africa
Continent : Africa
Easternmost point : Point(32.890833333 -26.858888888)
Northernmost point : Point(29.658333333 -22.127777777)
Legislative body : Parliament of South Africa
Named for : south, Africa
Official language : Northern Sotho, Afrikaans, Zulu, Tsonga, Swazi, Southern Ndebele, Sesotho, Tswana, Xhosa, Venda, English
Capital : Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Pretoria
Establishment : May 05, 1910 (113 years ago)
Time Zone : Africa/Johannesburg, UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00
Local time : 13:03:54 (19th March 2024)
Ciudad del Cabo desde Cabeza de Le%C3%B3n  Sud%C3%A1frica  2018-07-22  DD 34 image
Ciudad del Cabo desde Cabeza de Le%C3%B3n Sud%C3%A1frica 2018-07-22 DD 34
Ciudad del Cabo desde Cabeza de Le%C3%B3n  Sud%C3%A1frica  2018-07-22  DD 34 image

Geography

Republic of South Africa is located at 29°0'0"S 24°0'0"E (-29.0000000, 24.0000000). It has 6 neighbors: Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland, Mozambique and Namibia.

South Africa map

The largest city of Republic of South Africa is Johannesburg with a population of 4,434,827. Other cities include, Cape Town population 3,433,441, Durban population 3,120,282, Pretoria population 1,619,438 and Port Elizabeth population 967,677. See all Republic of South Africa cities & populated places.

  • Jacob Zuma , 14 February, 2018 2009-05-09T00:00:00Z
  • Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa , 2018-02-15T00:00:00Z

Republic of South Africa has 6 neighbours.

  • Limpopo
  • KwaZulu-Natal
  • Northern Cape
  • Western Cape
  • Gauteng
  • Free State
  • Eastern Cape
  • North West
  • Mpumalanga

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1960 17,099,840 - (Worldbank)
1961 17,524,533 2.42% (Worldbank)
1962 17,965,725 2.46% (Worldbank)
1963 18,423,161 2.48% (Worldbank)
1964 18,896,307 2.5% (Worldbank)
1965 19,384,841 2.52% (Worldbank)
1966 19,888,250 2.53% (Worldbank)
1967 20,406,864 2.54% (Worldbank)
1968 20,942,145 2.56% (Worldbank)
1969 21,496,075 2.58% (Worldbank)
1970 22,069,776 2.6% (Worldbank)
1971 22,665,271 2.63% (Worldbank)
1972 23,281,508 2.65% (Worldbank)
1973 23,913,099 2.64% (Worldbank)
1974 24,552,540 2.6% (Worldbank)
1975 25,195,187 2.55% (Worldbank)
1976 25,836,888 2.48% (Worldbank)
1977 26,480,913 2.43% (Worldbank)
1978 27,138,965 2.42% (Worldbank)
1979 27,827,320 2.47% (Worldbank)
1980 28,556,769 2.55% (Worldbank)
1981 29,333,103 2.65% (Worldbank)
1982 30,150,448 2.71% (Worldbank)
1983 30,993,758 2.72% (Worldbank)
1984 31,841,593 2.66% (Worldbank)
1985 32,678,874 2.56% (Worldbank)
1986 33,495,953 2.44% (Worldbank)
1987 34,297,727 2.34% (Worldbank)
1988 35,100,909 2.29% (Worldbank)
1989 35,930,050 2.31% (Worldbank)
1990 36,800,509 2.37% (Worldbank)
1991 37,718,950 2.43% (Worldbank)
1992 38,672,607 2.47% (Worldbank)
1993 39,633,750 2.43% (Worldbank)
1994 40,564,059 2.29% (Worldbank)
1995 41,435,758 2.1% (Worldbank)
1996 42,241,011 1.91% (Worldbank)
1997 42,987,461 1.74% (Worldbank)
1998 43,682,260 1.59% (Worldbank)
1999 44,338,543 1.48% (Worldbank)
2000 44,967,708 1.4% (Worldbank)
2001 45,571,274 1.32% (Worldbank)
2002 46,150,913 1.26% (Worldbank)
2003 46,719,196 1.22% (Worldbank)
2004 47,291,610 1.21% (Worldbank)
2005 47,880,601 1.23% (Worldbank)
2006 48,489,459 1.26% (Worldbank)
2007 49,119,759 1.28% (Worldbank)
2008 49,779,471 1.33% (Worldbank)
2009 50,477,011 1.38% (Worldbank)
2010 51,216,964 1.44% (Worldbank)
2011 51,770,560 1.07% census
2012 52,834,005 2.01% (Worldbank)
2013 53,689,236 1.59% (Worldbank)
2014 54,545,991 1.57% (Worldbank)
2015 55,386,367 1.52% (Worldbank)
2016 55,653,654 0.48% sample
2017 55,445,000 -0.38% estimation process
2018 57,725,600 3.95% estimation process
2019 58,558,270 1.42% (Worldbank)
2020 59,622,350 1.78% estimation process

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800px South Africa 2010 Fifa World Cup
800px South Africa 2010 Fifa World Cup
At1203 Map
At1203 Map
Africa Mapa
Africa Mapa
Afrikaansdistrib
Afrikaansdistrib
Bic00
Bic00
Cob Data South Africa
Cob Data South Africa
Capehopedetail
Capehopedetail
Capehopeoverview
Capehopeoverview
Capehopepeninsulamap
Capehopepeninsulamap
George Knysna Map
George Knysna Map
Homelands
Homelands
Jcw Map Natal Tugela
Jcw Map Natal Tugela
Kaart Suid Afrika
Kaart Suid Afrika
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park Map
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park Map
Map Stellaland
Map Stellaland
Map of South Africa (1818)
Map of South Africa (1818)
Mapa Jar
Mapa Jar
Orthographic Projection Centered On the Prince Edward Island
Orthographic Projection Centered On the Prince Edward Island
Pr Edward Isl Pos
Pr Edward Isl Pos
Predwisl Map
Predwisl Map
Sesothodistrib
Sesothodistrib