| SOUTH AFRICA |
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Land Area 1,219,090 sq. km |
Population 48,375,645 (28TH) |
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PLATFORM DATA |
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| National
Demography |
0-14 years: 28.3%
15-64 years: 65.5% 65 years and over: 6.1%
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| Life
Expectancy |
49.56 years |
| National
G.D.P |
$595.7 billion (30th) |
| Per Capital
Income |
$12,722 (8th) |
| Currency | rand (ZAR) |
| Economic
Drivers |
machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, scientific instruments, foodstuffs |
| Official
Languages |
English (official) |
| Other Local
Languages |
IsiZulu (official) 22.7%, IsiXhosa (official) 16%, Afrikaans (official) 13.5%, 9.6%, Sepedi (official) 9.1%, Setswana (official) 8%, Sesotho (official) 7.6%, Xitsonga (official) 4.5%, siSwati (official) 2.5%, Tshivenda (official) 2.4%, isiNdebele (official) 2.1%, sign language 0.5%. |
| Climatic
Zone |
mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights |
| Religious
Expression |
Protestant 36.6% (Zionist Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%), Catholic 7.1%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census) |
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To Religion |
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| Christian Umbrella
Organization(s) |
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| Air Port
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144
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| Road Network | 364,131 km |
| Rail Network | 20,192 km |
| Corruption
Rating |
72/177 |
| Security
Rating |
16% (Elevated Risk) |
| Youth Development Index (YDI | 100/170 (Medium) |
