Short facts about South Africa
Official name: Republic of South Africa
Capital: Pretoria
Total land area: 1 219 912 square kilometres (471 011 square miles)
Total coastline: 2 798 kilometres
(1 739 miles)
Population (2007): 47.9-million
Currency: The rand. R1 = 100 cents
Total GDP (actual, 2006): R1 741-billion
Real GDP growth (2006): 5.4%
Inflation (CPIX, 2006): 4.6%
South Africa telephone country code: +27
Official languages: Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda and Xitsonga
Provinces: Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape
