Pretoria/Tshwane (Administrative), Cape Town (Legislative), Bloemfontein (Judicial)
Seats of government
Cape Town, Pretoria
Population estimate (2015)
54·49 million
Internet domain extension
.za
Currency
The unit of currency is the rand (ZAR), which consists of 100 cents.
Territory
South Africa is bounded in the north by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, north-east by Mozambique and Eswatini, east by the Indian Ocean, and south and west by the South Atlantic, with Lesotho forming an enclave.
Languages
There are 11 official languages. English is the sole language of command and instruction in the armed forces.
Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London
Pretoria/Tshwane (Administrative), Cape Town (Legislative), Bloemfontein (Judicial)
Seats of government
Cape Town, Pretoria
Population estimate (2015)
54·49 million
Internet domain extension
.za
Currency
The unit of currency is the rand (ZAR), which consists of 100 cents.
Territory
South Africa is bounded in the north by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, north-east by Mozambique and Eswatini, east by the Indian Ocean, and south and west by the South Atlantic, with Lesotho forming an enclave.
Languages
There are 11 official languages. English is the sole language of command and instruction in the armed forces.
Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London