South Africa: flag, capital and facts
South Africa is a country in Southern Africa. It has 3 capitals: Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Cape Town. It covers about 1,221,037 km² (471,445 sq mi). Official languages include Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele and Northern Sotho. It shares land borders with 6 countries.
South Africa at a glance
- Official name
- Republic of South Africa
- Capitals
- Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Cape Town
- Region
- Southern Africa (Africa)
- Area
- 1,221,037 km² (471,445 sq mi)
- Official languages
- Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu
- Currency
- South African rand (R)
- People
- South African
- Calling code
- +27
- Internet domain
- .za
- Landlocked
- No
- UN member
- Yes
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Frequently asked questions
South Africa has 3 capitals: Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Cape Town.
South Africa is in Southern Africa, part of the Africa region.
South Africa uses the South African rand (R).
South Africa has 11 official languages: Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu.
South Africa borders Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini and Zimbabwe.
Country facts from the world-countries dataset (ODbL 1.0).