Map Of South Africa The CIA No Longer Wants You To See

The map of South Africa above comes from the CIA World FactbookThe map of South Africa above comes from the CIA World Factbook which has now been taken offline with the following statement:

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South Africa Location Map

South Africa Facts

Full Official Name: Republic of South Africa
Demonym: South African

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Area

Total Area: 1,219,090 km²
Total Land Area: 1,214,470 km²
Total Water Area: 4,620 km²

Demographics

Population: 60,442,647

Population Growth Rate: 1.07% (2024 est.)

Largest City: Johannesburg (Population: 5,635,000)

Ethnic Groups: Black African 80.9%, Colored 8.8%, White 7.8%, Indian/Asian 2.6% (2021 est.)

Languages: iZulu or Zulu (official) 25.3%, isiXhosa or Xhosa (official) 14.8%, Afrikaans (official) 12.2%, Sepedi or Pedi (official) 10.1%, Setswana or Tswana (official) 9.1%, English (official) 8.1%, Sesotho or Sotho (official) 7.9%, Xitsonga or Tsonga (official) 3.6%, siSwati or Swati (official) 2.8%, Tshivenda or Venda (official) 2.5%, isiNdebele or Ndebele (official) 1.6%, other (includes South African sign language (official) and Khoi or Khoisan or Khoe languages) 2% (2018 est.)

Religions: Christian 86%, ancestral, tribal, animist, or other traditional African religions 5.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other 1.5%, nothing in particular 5.2% (2015 est.)

Economy

Currency: South African rand

Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $862.981 billion (2023 est.)

GDP per capita (PPP): $14,300 (2023 est.)

Exports Value Per Year: $124.731 billion (2023 est.)

Biggest Export Partners: China 16%, US 7%, Germany 7%, India 6%, Japan 6% (2022)

Imports Value Per Year: $123.541 billion (2023 est.)

Biggest Import Partners: China 21%, Germany 9%, India 7%, US 5%, Saudi Arabia 4% (2022)

Government

Type: parliamentary republic

Capital City: Pretoria (administrative capital); Cape Town (legislative capital); Bloemfontein (judicial capital) (Population: 2,818,100)

Other Facts

Time Zone: UTC+2 (SAST)

Country Code: ZA

Internet TLD: .za

Climate Map of South Africa

The climate map of South Africa above was created by Beck, H.E., Zimmermann, N. E., McVicar, T. R., Vergopolan, N., Berg, A., & Wood, E. F.Climate: mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights

Topographic Map of South Africa

The topographic map of South Africa was created by Sadalmelik