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| Motto: /Xam: !ke e: ǀxarra ǁke (English: "Unity In Diversity" or literally, "Diverse People Unite") |
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| Anthem: National anthem of South Africa | |
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| Capital | Cape Town (Legislative) Pretoria (Administrative) Bloemfontein (Judicial) |
| Largest city | Johannesburg |
| Official language(s) | Afrikaans, English, Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda |
| Government | Parliamentary democracy |
| - President | Thabo Mbeki |
| Independence | From the UK |
| - Union | 31 May 1910 |
| - Statute of Westminster | 11 December 1931 |
| - Republic | 31 May 1961 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1,221,037 km² (25th) |
| 471,443 sq mi | |
| - Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
| - July 2005 est. | 47,432,000 (26th) |
| - 2001 census | 44,819,278 |
| - Density | 39/km² (136th) 101/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate |
| - Total | $527.4 billion (18th) |
| - Per capita | $11,900 (54th) |
| HDI (2003) | 0.658 (120th) – medium |
| Currency | Rand (ZAR) |
| Time zone | (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+2) |
| Internet TLD | .za |
| Calling code | +27 |
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