Land surface area
1 220 813 km2
Key economic sectors
Mining, transport, energy, manufacturing, tourism and agriculture.
Population
Total 57,73 million
Male 28,2 million (49%)
Female 29,5 million (51%)
Official languages
English, isiZulu, isiXhosa, isiNdebele, Afrikaans, Siswati, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Tshivenda
and Xitsonga.
Currency
Rand (ZAR) – 100 cents equals one rand.
Time
GMT +2 hours.