| Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa | |
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| Official Name Republic of South Africa | |
| Motto Unity in Diversity | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Southern Africa | |
| Capital Pretoria | |
| Currency South African Rand (ZAR) | |
| Independence Day 11 Dec 1931: Independence from the United Kingdom in 1931 in terms of the Balfour Declaration of 1926 which is not a public holiday. The Union of South Africa formed on May 31, 1910 and the Republic of South Africa declared on May 31, 1961 under minority | |
| Population 54,002,000 | |
| Nationality South African | |
| Ethnic Group 80.2% Black, 8.8% Coloured, 8.4% White, 2.5% Asian | |
| Area 1,221,037 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zimbabwe | |
| Time Zone SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Geo Location Latitude -29.00, Longitude 24.00 | |
| Dialing Code +27 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code ZA | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code ZAF | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 710 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee RSA | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .za | |