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South Africa, on the continent's southern tip, is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and by the Indian Ocean on the south and east. Its neighbors are Namibia in the northwest, Zimbabwe and Botswana in the north, and Mozambique and Swaziland in the northeast. The kingdom of Lesotho forms an enclave within the southeast part of South Africa, which occupies an area nearly three times that of California.
The southernmost point of Africa is Cape Agulhas, located in the Western Cape Province about 100 mi (161 km) southeast of the Cape of Good Hope.
Total area
471,008 sq mi (1,219,912 sq km)
Population (2007 est.)
43,997,828 (growth rate: –0.5%); birth rate: 17.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 59.4/1000; life expectancy: 42.5; density per sq mi: 93
Administrative capital (2003 est.)
Pretoria, 1,541,300 (metro. area), 1,249,700 (city proper);
Legislative capital and largest city
Cape Town, 3,140,600 (metro. area), 2,733,000 (city proper).
Judicial capital
Bloemfontein, 378,000. No decision has been made to relocate the seat of government. South Africa is demarcated into nine provinces, consisting of the Gauteng, Northern Province, Mpumalanga, North West, KwaZulu/Natal, Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Northern Cape, and Free State. Each province has its own capital
Other large cities
Durban/Pinetown, 2,396,100; Johannesburg, 1,675,200; East Rand, 1,378,792 (part of Johannesburg metro. area, 2000 est.)
Languages
IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% (2001)
Ethnicity/race
black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5% (2001)
Land Divisions
9 provinces; including Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West, Northern Cape and Western Cape.
Religions
Zion Christian 11%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8%, Catholic 7%, Methodist 7%, Dutch Reformed7%, Anglican 4%, other Christian 36%, Islam 2%, none 15% (2001 ) Anglican 4%, other Christian 36%, Islam 2%, none 15% (2001)
National Day
27 April; Freedom Day
Latitude/Longitude
25° 73'S, 28° 22'E
Monetary unit
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