South Africa

Brief information

General Information

Official Name: The Republic of South Africa
Short Name: ZA
Continent: Africa

Codes

Calling Code: +27
ISO3: ZAF
Capital City: Pretoria
Domain: .za

Statistics

Area(Sqre/KM): 1213090 SqKM
Population: About 59308690 as of 2025
Population Density: 48.89
Population By Religion: Christian 86%
No of Mobiles: 171
No of Telephone: 5
GDP Per Capita: 6700
GDP Total: 399 Billion

Politics

Nationality: South Africans
President: Cyril Ramaphosa (President)
Prime Minister: Cyril Ramaphosa (President)
Independence Day: April 27

Travel

Currency: Rand
Latitude: -30.559482
Longitude: 22.937506
Driving Side: Left

Language

Languages: IsiZulu (official) 22.7%, IsiXhosa (official) 16%, Afrikaans (official) 13.5%, English (official) 9.6%, Sepedi (official) 9.1%, Setswana (official) 8%, Sesotho (official) 7.6%, Xitsonga (official) 4.5%, siSwati (official) 2.5%, Tshivenda (official) 2.4%, isiNdebele (official) 2.1%, sign language 0.5%, other 1.6% (2011 est.)
National Language: 12 Official Languages