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Africa — Southern Africa
UN Member
Independent
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🇿🇦 South Africa
Republic of South Africa
63.1M
Population
World #24
1,221,037 km²
Land Area
World #26
$410.3 billion
GDP (USD)
World #40
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Did You Know?
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South Africa is the world's #24 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #26 globally by land area — covering about 0.82% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 6 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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11 languages are officially recognised here — a true linguistic mosaic.
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Its economy ranks #40 worldwide with a GDP of $410.3 billion USD.
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Population density is 51.7 people per km² — world rank #165.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Pretoria
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Phone Code
+27
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Internet TLD
.za
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Nationality
South African
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
ZA / ZAF / 710
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Coordinates
-29.00°, 24.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$410.3 billion USD
World rank #40 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$6,503
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
51.7 /km²
World density rank #165
R
South African rand
ZAR • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
63,100,945
World rank #24 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
11
Afrikaans • English • Southern Ndebele • Northern Sotho
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Demonym
South African
What its people are called
🗣️ Afrikaans
🗣️ English
🗣️ Southern Ndebele
🗣️ Northern Sotho
🗣️ Southern Sotho
🗣️ Swazi
🗣️ Tswana
🗣️ Tsonga
🗣️ Venda
🗣️ Xhosa
🗣️ Zulu
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
1,221,037 km²
0.82% of Earth's landmass • World #26
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Land Borders
6 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+02:00
Africa/Johannesburg
SAST — South African Standard Time
“South Africa” Around the World
ara
جنوب أفريقيا
جمهورية جنوب أفريقيا
bre
Suafrika
Republik Suafrika
ces
Jihoafrická republika
deu
Südafrika
Republik Südafrika
est
Lõuna-Aafrika Vabariik
fin
Etelä-Afrikka
Etelä-Afrikan tasavalta
fra
Afrique du Sud
République d'Afrique du Sud
hrv
Južnoafrička Republika
hun
Dél-afrikai Köztársaság
ita
Sud Africa
Repubblica del Sud Africa
jpn
南アフリカ
南アフリカ共和国
kor
남아프리카
남아프리카 공화국
nld
Zuid-Afrika
Republiek Zuid-Afrika
per
آفریقای جنوبی
جمهوری آفریقای جنوبی
pol
Południowa Afryka
Republika Południowej Afryki
por
África do Sul
República da África do Sul
rus
Южно-Африканская Республика
slk
Juhoafrická republika
spa
Sudáfrica
República de Sudáfrica
srp
Južnoafrička Republika
Republika Južna Afrika
swe
Sydafrika
Republiken Sydafrika
tur
Güney Afrika
Güney Afrika Cumhuriyeti
urd
جنوبی افریقا
جمہوریہ جنوبی افریقا
zho
南非
南非共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
ZA
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ISO Alpha-3
ZAF
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
710
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
####
e.g. regex: ^(\d{4})$
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WikiData ID
Q258
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Also Spelled As
ZA • RSA • Suid-Afrika • Republic of South Africa
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