South Africa Travel Guide

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Quick Facts
Capital	Pretoria - Administrative Cape Town - Legislative Bloemfontein - Judicial
Government	Republic
Currency	Rand (ZAR)
Area	total: 1,219,912 km2 land: 1,219,912 km2 water: 0 km2
Population	48,782,756 (July 2008 est.)
Language	There are 11 official languages:- Afrikaans English Ndebele Xhosa Zulu Sepedi Sesotho Setswana Swati Tshivenda Xitsonga
Religion	Christian 68% (includes most Whites and Coloureds, and about 60% of Blacks), Muslim 2% (includes most Malays, 40% of Indians and some immigrants from Africa), Hindu 1.5% (60% of Indians), indigenous beliefs, animist, other religions and people without religion 28.5%
Electricity	220-240V/50HZ (South Africa plug)
Calling Code	+27
Internet TLD	.za
Time Zone	UTC+2

South Africa is located at the southern tip of Africa. It is bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho (which is completely surrounded by South Africa). It is a vast country with widely varying landscapes and has 11 official languages, as well as an equally diverse population. South Africa is renowned for its wines and is one of the world's largest producers of gold. South Africa has the strongest economy in Africa, and is an influential player in African politics. In 2010, South Africa hosted the first Football World Cup to be held on the African continent.

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