South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is one of Africa’s top three economies alongside Nigeria and Egypt. The country’s broad-based economy is one of the most advanced amongst developing economies and boasts infrastructure to match any first-world country.
CLIMATE
South Africa’s climatic conditions generally range from Mediterranean in the southwestern corner of South Africa to temperate in the interior plateau, and subtropical in the northeast. A small area in the northwest has a desert climate. Most of the country has warm, sunny days and cool nights
SIZE
South Africa is the 24th largest country geographically, has the 25th largest population, the 33rd largest economy by GDP, the 30th largest by purchasing power parity (PPP) and ranks 19th in terms of foreign debt (Economist Pocket World 2020 – comparing 190 countries)
POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
The first democratic elections were held in 1994. The leading political party is the African National Congress (ANC) with the official opposition being the Democratic Alliance (DA)
DEMOGRAPHICS
79.2% of the population of SA define themselves as Black, 8.9% Coloured, 2.5% Asian, 8.9% White and 0.5% other.
CAPITAL CITIES
Cape Town is the judicial capital Pretoria is the administrative capital Bloemfontein is the legislative capital
RELIGION
Almost 80% of South Africa’s population is Christian with the other 20% is Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, or other religions
LANGUAGES
South Africa has 11 official languages. English is predominantly used in business and education
POPULATION
South Africa: 59.62 million people
