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The flag of South Africa is composed of two equal horizontal bands of red and blue, with a yellow-edged black isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This triangle has its base centered on the hoist end, spans about two-fifth the width and two-third the height of the field, and is enclosed on its sides by the arms of a white-edged green horizontally oriented Y-shaped band which extends along the boundary of the red and blue bands to the fly end of the field.
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South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Pretoria
Africa
Southern Africa
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Population

63.10M

Area

1,221,037 km²

Region

Southern Africa

Timezone

UTC+02:00

Currency

South African rand (R)

Languages

Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu

Capital

Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town

UN Member

Yes

About South Africa

South Africa is a country located in Southern Africa. Its capital city is Pretoria. With a population of 63.10M and a total area of 1,221,037 km², it is a country in Africa. It is a member of the United Nations.

Population of South Africa

Total Population

63.10M

Population Density

51.7 people/km²

Demonym

South African (male) / South African (female)

Geography of South Africa

Total Area

1,221,037 km²

Region / Subregion

Africa / Southern Africa

Coordinates

-29°, 24°

Continents

Africa

Landlocked

No

Timezones

UTC+02:00

Bordering Countries

🇧🇼Botswana🇸🇿Eswatini🇱🇸Lesotho🇲🇿Mozambique🇳🇦Namibia🇿🇼Zimbabwe

Economy of South Africa

Currencies

R South African rand (ZAR)

Government of South Africa

Capital

Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town

UN Member

Yes

Status

officially-assigned

Independent

Yes

Languages Spoken in South Africa

AfrikaansEnglishSouthern NdebeleNorthern SothoSouthern SothoSwaziTswanaTsongaVendaXhosaZulu

Additional Information

Top-Level Domain

.za

Calling Code

+27

Driving Side

N/A

FIFA Code

N/A

ISO Codes

ZA / ZAF

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