* Population: 48.6 million (UN, 2007)
* Capital: Pretoria
* Area: 1.22 million sq. km.(470,693 sq. miles)
* Major languages: 11 official languages including English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, Setswana, Xhosa and Zulu
* Major religion: Christianity, Islam, indigenous beliefs
* Life expectancy: 49 years (men), 50 years (women)
* Monetary unit: South African Rand 
* Main exports: Gold, diamonds, metals and minerals, cars, machinery
* GNI per capita: US $4,960 (World Bank, 2006)
* Internet domain: .za
* International dialing code: +27

courtesy of BBC News at bbcnews.com

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