FAST FACTS

Southern Africa
17,363 sq km
Varies from tropical to near temperate
48.8 million (2012 estimate)
African 79.6%, Whites 9.1%, Coloureds 8.9% Asian 2.5%
Christianity 73.52% African traditional religion 15%, Islam 1.45% Hinduism 1.25%
English (official, government business conducted in English), Afrikaans, IsiNdebele, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, SiSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga
Pretoria
Rand (ZAR)