Union of Suid-Afrika

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Union of Suid-Afrika
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Flag
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Coat of arms
Motto: "Vir God en die Volk"
"For God and the People"
Anthem: "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika"
CapitalCape Town and Pretoria
Largest cityLondon
Official languagesAfrikaans
Recognised national languagesEnglish
Recognised regional languagesSetswana and IsiXhosa
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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