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{{Infobox country | {{Infobox country | ||
|conventional_long_name = ''Union of Suid-Afrika''<!--Country's name (usually full name) in its native language, hence in italics (double quotemarks)--> | |conventional_long_name = ''Union of Suid-Afrika''<!--Country's name (usually full name) in its native language, hence in italics (double quotemarks)--> | ||
|common_name = | |common_name = South Africa <!--Common name in English (used for wikilinks, captions, and to produce a default iso3166 code)--> | ||
|image_flag = [[File:Union_of_South_Africa_Flag.png|200px]] <!--e.g. Flag of country.svg--> | |image_flag = [[File:Union_of_South_Africa_Flag.png|200px]] <!--e.g. Flag of country.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)--> | ||
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|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 = [[File:Suid-Afrika Map.png|300px]] <!--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--> | ||
|map_caption = | |map_caption = Map of the 5 Regions of Suid-Afrika <!--Caption to place below map--> | ||
|image_map2 = | |image_map2 = [[File:Suidwes_Afrika_Map.png|300px]] <!--Another map, if required--> | ||
|alt_map2 = <!--alt text for second map--> | |alt_map2 = <!--alt text for second map--> | ||
|map_caption2 = <!--Caption to place below second map--> | |map_caption2 = Map of the Province of Suidwes Afrika (with Bantustans) <!--Caption to place below second map--> | ||
|capital = [[Wikipedia:Cape_Town|Cape Town]] and [[Wikipedia:Pretoria|Pretoria]] <!--Name of country/territory's capital, wikilinked if link exists--> | |capital = [[Wikipedia:Cape_Town|Cape Town]] and [[Wikipedia:Pretoria|Pretoria]] <!--Name of country/territory's capital, wikilinked if link exists--> | ||
|largest_city = | |largest_city = [[Wikipedia:Johannesburg|Johannesburg]] <!--Name of country/territory's largest city. Use "capital" (without quotation marks) if it's the capital.--> | ||
|official_languages = [[Wikipedia:Afrikaans|Afrikaans]] <!--Languages recognised in legislation, constitution, etc--> | |official_languages = [[Wikipedia:Afrikaans|Afrikaans]] <!--Languages recognised in legislation, constitution, etc--> | ||
|national_languages = [[Wikipedia:English_language|English]] <!--Country/territory-wide languages recognised but not necessarily in country/territory-wide law, etc--> | |national_languages = [[Wikipedia:English_language|English]] <!--Country/territory-wide languages recognised but not necessarily in country/territory-wide law, etc--> | ||
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|languages = <!--Languages of the further type--> | |languages = <!--Languages of the further type--> | ||
|languages_sub = <!--Is this further type of language a sub-item of the previous non-sub type? ("yes" or "no")--> | |languages_sub = <!--Is this further type of language a sub-item of the previous non-sub type? ("yes" or "no")--> | ||
|ethnic_groups = | |ethnic_groups = [[Wikipedia:Cape_Coloureds|Kaapse Kleurlinge]], [[Wikipedia:Afrikaners|Afrikaners]], [[Wikipedia:British_diaspora_in_Africa#South_Africa|English]], [[Wikipedia:Indian_South_Africans|Indians]] and [[Wikipedia:Ethnic_groups_in_South_Africa#'Black'_South_Africans|Black]] <!--List/breakdown of ethnic groups within the country/territory--> | ||
| | |religion = [[New Afrikaner Calvinism]] | ||
|religion = | |||
|demonym = South African <!--Term/s describing those associated with the country/territory (e.g. "Belgian" for the country Belgium)--> | |demonym = South African <!--Term/s describing those associated with the country/territory (e.g. "Belgian" for the country Belgium)--> | ||
|government_type = [[Wikipedia:Unitary_state|Unitary]] [[Wikipedia:Parliamentary_system|Parliamentary]] [[Wikipedia:Republic|Republic]] under a [[Wikipedia:Dominant_party_system|Dominant Party]] [[Wikipedia:Herrenvolk_democracy|Herrenvolk Regime]] <!--(often a compound multi-wikilinked term, e.g. "Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic", etc)--> | |government_type = [[Wikipedia:Unitary_state|Unitary]] [[Wikipedia:Parliamentary_system|Parliamentary]] [[Wikipedia:Republic|Republic]] under a [[Wikipedia:Dominant_party_system|Dominant Party]] [[Wikipedia:Herrenvolk_democracy|Herrenvolk Regime]] <!--(often a compound multi-wikilinked term, e.g. "Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic", etc)--> | ||
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|established_event4 = [[Wikipedia:South_African_Constitution_of_1983|South African Constitution of 1983]] | |established_event4 = [[Wikipedia:South_African_Constitution_of_1983|South African Constitution of 1983]] | ||
|established_date4 = 3rd of September, 1984 | |established_date4 = 3rd of September, 1984 | ||
|established_event5 = [[Collapse of the Republic]] | |established_event5 = [[Collapse of the Republic of South Africa]] | ||
|established_date5 = 4th of May, 1990 | |established_date5 = 4th of May, 1990 | ||
|established_event6 = [[Springboklyn Delineated]] | |established_event6 = [[Springboklyn|Springboklyn Delineated]] | ||
|established_date6 = 4th of February, 2004 | |established_date6 = 4th of February, 2004 | ||
|established_event13 = <!--(up to 13 distinct events may be included)--> | |established_event13 = <!--(up to 13 distinct events may be included)--> | ||
Latest revision as of 00:44, 20 October 2024
Union of Suid-Afrika | |
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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| Motto: "Vir God en die Volk" "For God and the People" | |
| Anthem: "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" | |
 Map of the 5 Regions of Suid-Afrika | |
 Map of the Province of Suidwes Afrika (with Bantustans) | |
| Capital | Cape Town and Pretoria |
| Largest city | Johannesburg |
| Official languages | Afrikaans |
| Recognised national languages | English |
| Recognised regional languages | Setswana and IsiXhosa |
| Ethnic groups | Kaapse Kleurlinge, Afrikaners, English, Indians and Black |
| Religion | New Afrikaner Calvinism |
| Demonym(s) | South African |
| Government | Unitary Parliamentary Republic under a Dominant Party Herrenvolk Regime |
| Sebastian van Schalkwyk | |
| Legislature | Parliament of the Union of South Africa |
| "Independence from United Kingdom" | |
| 31st of May, 1910 | |
| 11th of December, 1931 | |
| 31st of May, 1961 | |
| 3rd of September, 1984 | |
| 4th of May, 1990 | |
| 4th of February, 2004 | |
| Area | |
• Claimed | 2,093,047 km2 (808,130 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• February 2024 estimate | 68,238,746 (Claimed), 30,884,366 (Actual) |
• Density | 28.08/km2 (72.7/sq mi) |
| Gini | 74.8 very high |
| HDI | 0.704 high |
| Currency | South African Rand |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Date format | yyyy-mm-dd (AD) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +27 |
| ISO 3166 code | ZA |
| Internet TLD | .za |