Official Name: Republic of South Africa
Currency:
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Capital: Pretoria
Total land surface: 1,22 mn km˛ (World rank 24), therof: 7% forest, 11% coprland, 67% pasture land
Latitude: West-East: 1.700 km, North-South: 1.400 km
Population: 43,1 m.
Official Language: Afrikaans; English; Ndebele; Pedi; Sotho; Swazi; Tonga; Tswana; Venda; Xhosa; Zulu
Largest Cities: Cape Town (2.350.157); Johannesburg (1.916.063); Durban (1.137.378); Pretoria (1.080.187); Port Elizabeth (853.204)
Climate: The biggest part of South Africa lies in the moderate subtropics and the climate is mostly dry. The enormous interior plateau stays protected from the harsh mountain climate due to its mostly constant altitude and therefore temperatures stay moderate for the majority of the country. Ample rainfalls in the east cause its characteristic grass savannas.