Population
59.31M
59,308,690 people
Area
1.22M km²
1,221,037 km²
Density
48.6 /km²
people per km²
Capital
Pretoria
Africa
Where in the world
South Africa on the map
Right now
Local time in Pretoria
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Geography
Location & land
Region
Africa
Subregion
Southern Africa
Coordinates
29.00° S, 24.00° E
Area
1.22M km²
Neighbours
6
Regional blocs
African Union
Administration
Codes & identity
Capital
Pretoria
ISO alpha-2
ZA
ISO alpha-3
ZAF
Numeric code
710
Calling code
+27
Internet TLD
.za
Languages
Spoken here
AfrikaansEnglishSouthern Ndebele · isiNdebeleSouthern Sotho · SesothoSwati · SiSwatiTswana · SetswanaTsonga · XitsongaVenda · TshivenḓaXhosa · isiXhosaZulu · isiZulu
Currency
Money
South African rand
R · ZAR
Economy
Income inequality
Gini index
63.1%
Lower is more equal.
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Economy, health & development
Live rate
Exchange rate
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Borders
6 neighbouring countries
Similarity
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