South Africa
South Africa is in Southern Africa, with its capital at Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town and an area of about 1,221,037 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- Republic of South Africa
- Capital
- Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town
- Region
- Africa · Southern Africa
- Area
- 1,221,037 km²
- Languages
- Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
- Currencies
- South African rand (ZAR)
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- Natural resources
- gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas
- Industries
- mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium), automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs, commercial ship repair
- Main exports
- gold, platinum, coal, cars, iron ore
First-level divisions (9)
- Eastern Cape
- Free State
- Gauteng
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Limpopo
- Mpumalanga
- North West
- Northern Cape
- Western Cape
Major cities
- Johannesburg (population 3,435,000)
- Cape Town (population 3,215,000)
- Benoni (population 2,986,000)
- Durban (population 2,729,000)
- Pretoria (population 1,338,000)
- Vereeniging (population 1,074,000)
- Port Elizabeth (population 1,021,000)
- Pietermaritzburg (population 750,845)
- Bloemfontein (population 463,064)
- Welkom (population 431,944)
- Mbombela (population 348,138)
- East London (population 338,627)
- Thohoyandou (population 269,707)
- Springs (population 236,083)
- Uitenhage (population 228,912)