Country of Africa: South Africa

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South Africa

	COUNTRY FACTS: SOUTH AFRICA
Name(official):	Republic of South Africa (former Union of South Africa)
Name(short):	South Africa
Capital City:	Pretoria - Administrative capital, (Capetown is the legislative center and Bloemfotein the judicial center)
Location:	Southern Africa Click to enlarge Map of South Africa
Coordinate:	29 00 S, 24 00 E
Independence:	31 May 1910 (from Britain) 31 May 1961 (became a republic) 27 April 1994(majority rule and end of apatheid)
President:	Jacob G. Zuma President from 9 May 2009 Mr. Kgalema Motlanthe (Executive Vice President since 11 May 2009). He was President from 25 Sept 2008 to 9 May 2009 replacing Mr Mbeki who was forced by his party, ANC to resign following a bitter internal power struggle with then party Chairman Jacob Zuma) Baleka Mbete (V.P. from 25 September to 9 May 2009) Mr Tabo Mbeki (President: 14 June 1999 - 24 Sept. 2008) Nelson Mandela (President: 1994 - 1999) The first elected president in a fully democratic South Africa
Type of Government:	Republic
Total Area:	1,221,040 sq.km.
Population:	45.4million (2002 est.)
People:	black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5% (2001 census).
Religion:	Christians79.7%(various forms), Islam1.5%, others2.3%, unspecified1.4%, none15.1% (2001census)
Languages:	(11 offical languages) IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Africaans, Sepedi, English, Setswana, Sesotho, Xitsonga, Tshivenda, siSwati, isiNdebele.
Literacy:	86.4%total 87%male, 85.7%female (2003 est.)
Currency:	Rand(1rand=100cents)
GDP(per capita):	$12,800(2005est)
Arable Land:	12.1%
Agriculture:	corn, wheat, sugar cane, fruits, vegetables, beef, poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products
Natural resources:	gold, platinum, uranium, copper, chromium, antimony, coal, natural gas, manganese, tin, iron ore, gem diamonds, nickel, phosphate, salt, vanadium.
Embassy in Japan:	Embassy of the Republic of South Africa, Chancery: Zenkyoren Building, 2-7-9, Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda-ku. Post Code: 102-0093 Tel. 03-3265-3366/9 Embassy of South Africa, Japan
General Info:	GCIS
International Phone Code:	country code +27

ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT

Johanesburg Stock Exchange
Bond Exchange of South Africa
South African Features Exchange(SAFEX)
Department of Trade and Industry
SA Chambers of Commerce
Zulu Chamber of Commerce
National Development Agency
Rand Merchant Bank
National Economic Development and Labour Council
South Bureau of Standards
The South Africa Gateway
Tourism:
- South Africa National Park
- Robben Island Museum
- Kruger National Park
- Table Mountain
- Garden Route
- V and A Waterfront
- Greater St Lucia Wetland Park

MAJOR CITIES

Cape Town, Durban, Soweto, Johanesburg,Pretoria, Port Elizabeth.

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GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS

South African Reserve Bank
National Treasury
Commission For Conciliation and Arbitration
Statistics
National Departments
South African Navy
South African Army
South African Airforce
South African MilitaryHealth Services

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