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South Africa |
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| Name |
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Republic of South Africa |
| Capital City |
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Pretoria (administrative) Cape Town (legislative) |
| Official Languages |
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Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu |
| Population |
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42.579.000 inhabitants |
| Population (<15) |
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14.093.765 inhabitants |
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- lack of important arterial rivers or lakes (requires extensive water conservation and control measures - growth in water usage outpacing supply)
- pollution of rivers from agricultural runoff and urban discharge
- air pollution resulting in acid rain
- soil erosion
- desertification |
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| Location |
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Southern Africa |
| Time Zone |
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GMT + 1 hour |
| National Day |
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27 April (Freedom Day) |
| Currency |
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Rand (ZAR) |
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| Area |
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1.221.037 sq km |
| Forest |
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7% |
| Land Boundaries |
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4.750 km |
| Coastline |
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2.798 km |
| Elevation Extremes |
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| Highest point |
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3.408 m (Njesuthi) |
| Lowest point |
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0 m (Atlantic Ocean) |
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| Weather |
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Mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights |
| Summer temperatures |
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16º / 27º C in February |
| Winter temperatures |
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9º / 17 ºC in July |
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