Sud-àfrica: Introducció
Capital: Pretoria
Population
Total Population (millions):
59,392,255
Natural Increase:
1.0%
Density:
48 Inhab./Sq. km
Urban population:
67.8%
Population of main urban zones:
Johannesburg (7,860,800); Cape Town (3,431,000); Durban (2,786,100); Pretoria (1,763,400); Port Elizabeth (876,500); Soshanguve (728,100); Evaton (605,500); Pietermaritzburg (475,300); Bloemfontein (464,600); Vereeniging (378,000)
Ethnic Origins:
About 80% of African origin; under 10% of European origin; under 10% of mixed African, Asian and/or European origin; and about 2.5% of Asian, primarily Indian, origin. (Statistics South Africa)
Official Language:
Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu.
Other languages spoken:
Fanagalo, Hindi, Sotho, Tsotsitaal, Venda.
Business language:
English and Afrikaans.
Religion:
Almost 80% of the population is Christian. There are also Hindu, Muslim and Jewish minorities, as well as groups who follow traditional African beliefs.
Local time:
It is %T:%M %A in/à PretoriaExchange rate on :
Name of the national currency: South African Rand (ZAR)Country overview
Area:
1,219,090 Sq. km
Type of State:
South Africa is a federal parliamentary republic.
Type of economy:
Upper-middle-income economy, emerging financial market.
The second wealthiest country in Africa (GDP)
The second wealthiest country in Africa (GDP)
Human Development Index*:
0.666/1
Human Development Index (world rank):
116/188
Note: (*) HID is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.
Telecommunication
Telephone code:
To call from Sud-àfrica, dial 00
To call Sud-àfrica, dial +27
To call from Sud-àfrica, dial 00
To call Sud-àfrica, dial +27
Internet suffix:
.za
Computers:
8.4 per 100 inhabitants
Telephone lines:
7.9 per 100 inhabitants
Internet users:
41.0 per 100 inhabitants
Access to electricity:
85.4% of the population
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