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Latest revision as of 00:44, 20 October 2024

Union of Suid-Afrika
Union of South Africa Flag.png
Flag
Union of South Africa CoA.png
Coat of arms
Motto: "Vir God en die Volk"
"For God and the People"
Anthem: "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika"
Suid-Afrika Map.png
Map of the 5 Regions of Suid-Afrika
Suidwes Afrika Map.png
Map of the Province of Suidwes Afrika (with Bantustans)
CapitalCape Town and Pretoria
Largest cityJohannesburg
Official languagesAfrikaans
Recognised national languagesEnglish
Recognised regional languagesSetswana and IsiXhosa
Ethnic groups
Kaapse Kleurlinge, Afrikaners, English, Indians and Black
Religion
New Afrikaner Calvinism
Demonym(s)South African
GovernmentUnitary Parliamentary Republic under a Dominant Party Herrenvolk Regime
Sebastian van Schalkwyk
LegislatureParliament 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)
Gini74.8
very high
HDI0.704
high
CurrencySouth African Rand
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Date formatyyyy-mm-dd (AD)
Driving sideleft
Calling code+27
ISO 3166 codeZA
Internet TLD.za


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Government

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