The capital of South Africa: Pretoria

The official language(s): English, Afrikaans

The area of the territory of South Africa: 1 219 912 sq. km , which is 0,82 % of the Earth's land surface

The population size of South Africa: 64,75 million people (as of 2025), which is approximately 0,79% of the world's population

The population density: 53,1 people per sq. km

The flag of South Africa

The coat of arms of South Africa

The gross domestic product of South Africa (at purchasing power parity; for 2023 year): 989 billion dollars; 0,51% of the world total)

GDP per capita: 15,3 thousand dollars

The currency of South Africa: Rand (ZAR; code 710)

The domain name of: .za

The telephone code: 27

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