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Republic of South Africa Republiek van Suid-Afrika | |
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| Capital | Pretoria (executive) Cape Town (legislative) Bloemfontein (judicial) |
| Largest city | Johannesburg |
| Official languages | Afrikaans 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 |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Petrus Coetzee | |
| Han Polman | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| 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) |
| Gini |  50.7high |
| HDI |  0.819very high (47th) |
| Currency | South African rand (ZAR) |