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{{Infobox country
{{Infobox country
|micronation =        <!--yes if a micronation-->
|micronation =        <!--yes if a micronation-->
|conventional_long_name = Commonwealth of South Africa
|conventional_long_name = Republic of South Africa  
|native_name = Gemenebest van Suid-Afrika <br> Kopanelo ya Aforika Borwa <br> Umanyano yoMzantsi Afrika
|native_name = ''Republiek van Suid-Afrika''
|common_name =        <!--Pentium-->
|common_name =        <!--Pentium-->
|status =    
|status =  
|image_flag = File:Flag_of_South_Africa.svg
|image_flag = File:Flag_of_South_Africa_(1982–1994).svg
|alt_flag =          <!--alt text for flag (text shown when pointer hovers over flag)-->
|alt_flag =          <!--alt text for flag (text shown when pointer hovers over flag)-->
|flag_border =        <!--set to no to disable border around the flag-->
|flag_border =        <!--set to no to disable border around the flag-->
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|symbol_type =        <!--emblem, seal, etc (if not a coat of arms)-->
|symbol_type =        <!--emblem, seal, etc (if not a coat of arms)-->
|symbol_footnote =    <!--optional reference or footnote for the symbol caption-->
|symbol_footnote =    <!--optional reference or footnote for the symbol caption-->
|national_motto = ''"Ex Unitate Vires"''
|national_motto =     <!--in inverted commas and wikilinked if link exists-->
|englishmotto = "From Unity, Stength"
|englishmotto =       <!--English language version of motto-->
|national_anthem = "[[wikipedia:tmz|The Call of South Africa]]"
|national_anthem =   <!--in inverted commas and wikilinked if link exists-->
|royal_anthem =      <!--in inverted commas and wikilinked if link exists-->
|royal_anthem =      <!--in inverted commas and wikilinked if link exists-->
|other_symbol_type =  <!--Use if a further symbol exists, e.g. hymn-->
|other_symbol_type =  <!--Use if a further symbol exists, e.g. hymn-->
|other_symbol =
|other_symbol =
|image_map =  
|image_map =         <!--e.g. LocationCountry.svg-->
|loctext =            <!--text description of location of country-->
|loctext =            <!--text description of location of country-->
|alt_map =            <!--alt text for map-->
|alt_map =            <!--alt text for map-->
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|alt_map2 =          <!--alt text for second map-->
|alt_map2 =          <!--alt text for second map-->
|map_caption2 =      <!--Caption to place below second map-->
|map_caption2 =      <!--Caption to place below second map-->
|capital = [[wikipedia:tmz|Pretoria]] (executive) <br> [[wikipedia:tmz|Cape Town]] (legislative) <br> [[wikipedia:tmz|Bloemfontein]] (judicial)
|capital = [[wikipedia:z|Pretoria]] <br> (executive) <br> [[wikipedia:z|Cape Town]] (legislative) <br> [[wikipedia:z|Bloemfontein]] <br> (judicial)
|coordinates =        <!-- Coordinates for capital, using {{tl|coord}} -->
|coordinates =        <!-- Coordinates for capital, using {{tl|coord}} -->
|largest_city =  
|largest_city = [[wikipedia:z|Johannesburg]]
|largest_settlement_type = city
|largest_settlement_type = city
|largest_settlement = [[wikipedia:tmz|Johannesburg]]
|largest_settlement =  
|official_languages = [[wikipedia:tmz|Afrikaans]] <br> [[wikipedia:tmz|English]] <br>  [[wikipedia:tmz|Sesotho]] <br> [[wikipedia:tmz|Setswana]] <br> [[wikipedia:tmz|Xhosa]] <br> [[wikipedia:tmz|Zulu]]  
|official_languages = [[wikipedia:z|Afrikaans]] <br> [[wikipedia:z|English]]  
|national_languages =
|national_languages = <!--Country/territory-wide languages recognised but not necessarily in country/territory-wide law, etc-->
|regional_languages = <!--Languages recognised or associated with particular regions within the country/territory-->
|regional_languages = <!--Languages recognised or associated with particular regions within the country/territory-->
|languages_type =    <!--Use to specify a further type of language, if not official, national or regional-->
|languages_type =    <!--Use to specify a further type of language, if not official, national or regional-->
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|languages2 =        <!--Languages of this second further type-->
|languages2 =        <!--Languages of this second further type-->
|languages2_sub =    <!--Is the second alternative type of languages a sub-item of the previous non-sub type? ("yes" or "no")-->
|languages2_sub =    <!--Is the second alternative type of languages a sub-item of the previous non-sub type? ("yes" or "no")-->
|ethnic_groups = 70.2% [[wikipedia:tmz|Black]] <br> 16.1% [[wikipedia:tmz|White]] <br> 9.5% [[wikipedia:tmz|Coloured]] <br> 4.3% [[wikipedia:tmz|Asian]]
|ethnic_groups = 69.3% [[wikipedia:z|White]] <br> 18.5% [[wikipedia:z|Black]] <br> 9.0% [[wikipedia:z|Asian]] <br> 3.2% [[wikipedia:z|other]]
|ethnic_groups_year = <!--Year of ethnic groups data (if provided)-->
|ethnic_groups_year = 2020
|ethnic_groups_ref = <!--(for any ref/s to associate with ethnic groups data)-->
|ethnic_groups_ref = <!--(for any ref/s to associate with ethnic groups data)-->
|religion =           <!--Religion-->
|religion = 80.3% [[wikipedia:z|Christianity]] <br> 11.2% [[wikipedia:z|Other]] <br> 8.5% [[wikipedia:z|No religion]]
|religion_year = <!--Year of religion data (if provided)-->
|religion_year = 2020
|religion_ref = <!--(for any ref/s to associate with religion data)-->
|religion_ref = <!--(for any ref/s to associate with religion data)-->
|demonym =            <!--Term/s describing those associated with the country/territory (e.g. "Belgian" for the country Belgium)-->
|demonym = [[wikipedia:z|South African]]
|government_type = [[wikipedia:tmz|Federal]] [[wikipedia:tmz|parliamentary]] [[wikipedia:tmz|constitutional republic]] with an [[wikipedia:tmz|executive presidency]]
|government_type = [[wikipedia:z|Unitary]] [[wikipedia:z|parliamentary]] [[wikipedia:z|republic]]  
|leader_title1 = [[wikipedia:tmz|President]]
|leader_title1 = [[wikipedia:z|President]]  
|leader_name1 = [[wikipedia:tmz|Nosimo Balindlela]]
|leader_name1 = [[wikipedia:z|Petrus Coetzee]]  
|leader_title2 = [[wikipedia:tmz|Prime Minister]]
|leader_title2 = [[wikipedia:z|Prime Minister]]  
|leader_name2 = [[wikipedia:tmz|Petrus Motlanthe]]
|leader_name2 = [[wikipedia:z|Han Polman]]  
|leader_title3 = [[wikipedia:tmz|House Speaker]]
|leader_title14 =  
|leader_name3 = [[wikipedia:tmz|Solomon Tsogwane]]
|leader_title4 = [[wikipedia:tmz|Chief Justice]]
|leader_name4 = [[wikipedia:tmz|Thabang Makwetla]]
|leader_title14 =     <!--(up to 14 distinct leaders may be included)-->
|leader_name14 =  
|leader_name14 =  
|legislature = [[wikipedia:tmz|Parliament]]  
|legislature = [[wikipedia:z|Parliament]]  
|upper_house = [[wikipedia:tmz|National Council]]
|upper_house = [[wikipedia:z|Senate]]
|lower_house = [[wikipedia:tmz|National Assembly]]
|lower_house = [[wikipedia:z|House of Assembly]]
|sovereignty_type =   <!--Brief description of country/territory's status ("Independence [from...]", "Autonomous province [of...]", etc)-->
|sovereignty_type = Independence from the [[wikipedia:z|United Kingdom]]
|sovereignty_note =  
|sovereignty_note =  
|established_event1 = <!--First key event in history of country/territory's status or formation-->
|established_event1 = [[wikipedia:z|Union]]
|established_date1 = <!--Date of first key event-->
|established_date1 = 31 May 1910
|established_event2 = <!--Second key event-->
|established_event2 = [[wikipedia:z|Statute of Westminster]]
|established_date2 = <!--Date of second key event-->
|established_date2 = 11 December 1931
<!--......-->
|established_event3 = [[wikipedia:z|Republic declared]]
|established_event13 = <!--(up to 13 distinct events may be included)-->
|established_date3 = 31 May 1961
|established_date13 =
|area_rank = 24th
|area_rank =  
|area =
|area =               <!--Major area size (in [[Template:convert]] either km2 or sqmi first)-->
|area_km2 = 1,221,037
|area_km2 = 1221037
|area_sq_mi =        <!--Area in square mi (requires area_km2)-->
|area_sq_mi =
|area_footnote =      <!--Optional footnote for area-->
|area_footnote =      <!--Optional footnote for area-->
|percent_water =  
|percent_water =  
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|area_label2 =        <!--Label below area_label (optional)-->
|area_label2 =        <!--Label below area_label (optional)-->
|area_data2 =        <!--Text after area_label2 (optional)-->
|area_data2 =        <!--Text after area_label2 (optional)-->
|population_estimate = 41,739,832
|population_estimate =  
|population_estimate_rank =  
|population_estimate_rank =  
|population_estimate_year = 2023
|population_estimate_year =  
|population_census = 40,524,109
|population_census = 15,438,781
|population_census_rank = 73rd
|population_census_year = 2020
|population_census_year = 2020
|population_density_km2 = 33.19
|population_density_km2 = 12.64
|population_density_sq_mi =  
|population_density_sq_mi =  
|population_density_rank =  
|population_density_rank = 210th
|nummembers =        <!--An alternative to population for micronation-->
|nummembers =        <!--An alternative to population for micronation-->
|GDP_PPP = $998.514 billion
|GDP_PPP = $462.144 billion
|GDP_PPP_rank =  
|GDP_PPP_rank = 49th
|GDP_PPP_year = 2022
|GDP_PPP_year = 2023
|GDP_PPP_per_capita = $24,640
|GDP_PPP_per_capita = $29,934
|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank =  
|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 64th
|GDP_nominal = $515.426 billion
|GDP_nominal = $266.365 billion
|GDP_nominal_rank =  
|GDP_nominal_rank = 50th
|GDP_nominal_year = 2022
|GDP_nominal_year = 2023
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $12,719
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $17,253
|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank =  
|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 62nd
|Gini = 48.9
|Gini = 50.7
|Gini_change = decrease
|Gini_change = decrease
|Gini_ref =  
|Gini_ref =                   <!--(for any ref/s to associate with Gini number)-->
|Gini_rank =  
|Gini_rank =  
|Gini_year =  
|Gini_year =  
|HDI_year = 2022
|HDI_year =           <!-- Please use the year to which the data refers, not the publication year-->
|HDI = 0.786
|HDI = 0.819
|HDI_change = increase
|HDI_change = increase
|HDI_rank =  
|HDI_rank = 47th
|HDI_ref =            <!--(for any ref/s to associate with HDI number)-->
|HDI_ref =            <!--(for any ref/s to associate with HDI number)-->
|currency =           <!--Name/s of currency/ies used in country/territory-->
|currency = [[wikipedia:z|South African rand]] ([[wikipedia:z|ZAR]])
|currency_code =      <!--ISO 4217 code/s for currency/ies (each usually three capital letters)-->
|currency_code =      <!--ISO 4217 code/s for currency/ies (each usually three capital letters)-->
|time_zone =          <!--e.g. GMT, PST, AST, etc, etc (wikilinked if possible)-->
|time_zone =          <!--e.g. GMT, PST, AST, etc, etc (wikilinked if possible)-->
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|date_format =        <!--all-numeric date format and era, such as [[Common Era|CE]], [[Anno Domini|AD]], [[Hijri year|AH]], etc.; e.g. {{abbr|yyyy|year}}-{{abbr|mm|month}}-{{abbr|dd|day}} ([[Anno Domini|AD]]) -->
|date_format =        <!--all-numeric date format and era, such as [[Common Era|CE]], [[Anno Domini|AD]], [[Hijri year|AH]], etc.; e.g. {{abbr|yyyy|year}}-{{abbr|mm|month}}-{{abbr|dd|day}} ([[Anno Domini|AD]]) -->
|drives_on =          <!--"right" or "left" (side of road)-->
|drives_on =          <!--"right" or "left" (side of road)-->
|cctld =              <!--Internet country code top-level domain identifier (e.g. [[.br]], [[.de]], etc)
|cctld =              <!--Internet country code top-level domain identifier (e.g. [[.br]], [[.de]], etc)-->
|iso3166code =        <!--Use to override default from common_name parameter above; omit using "omit".-->
|iso3166code =        <!--Use to override default from common_name parameter above; omit using "omit".-->
|calling_code =      <!--e.g. [[+1]], [[+531]], [[+44]], etc-->
|calling_code =      <!--e.g. [[+1]], [[+531]], [[+44]], etc-->

Latest revision as of 01:06, 12 December 2023

Republic of South Africa
Republiek van Suid-Afrika
Flag of
Flag
of
Coat of arms
CapitalPretoria
(executive)
Cape Town (legislative)
Bloemfontein
(judicial)
Largest cityJohannesburg
Official languagesAfrikaans
English
Ethnic groups
(2020)
69.3% White
18.5% Black
9.0% Asian
3.2% other
Religion
(2020)
80.3% Christianity
11.2% Other
8.5% No religion
Demonym(s)South African
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary republic
• President
Petrus Coetzee
Han Polman
LegislatureParliament
Senate
House of Assembly
Independence from the United Kingdom
• Union
31 May 1910
11 December 1931
31 May 1961
Area
• Total
1,221,037 km2 (471,445 sq mi) (24th)
Population
• 2020 census
15,438,781 (73rd)
• Density
12.64/km2 (32.7/sq mi) (210th)
GDP (PPP)2023 estimate
• Total
$462.144 billion (49th)
• Per capita
$29,934 (64th)
GDP (nominal)2023 estimate
• Total
$266.365 billion (50th)
• Per capita
$17,253 (62nd)
GiniPositive decrease 50.7
high
HDIIncrease 0.819
very high (47th)
CurrencySouth African rand (ZAR)