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South Africa

  • President:Cyril Ramaphosa
  • Deputy President:David Mabuza
  • Capital city:Pretoria (administrative capital), Cape Town (legislative capital), Bloemfontein, (judicial capital)
  • Languages:IsiZulu (official) 22.7%, IsiXhosa (official) 16%, Afrikaans (official) 13.5%, English (official) 9.6%, Sepedi (official) 9.1%, Setswana (official) 8%, Sesotho (official) 7.6%, Xitsonga (official) 4.5%, siSwati (official) 2.5%, Tshivenda (official) 2.4%, isiNdebele (official) 2.1%, sign language 0.5%, other 1.6% (2011 est.)
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  • Population, persons:60,688,018 (2024)
  • Area, sq km:1,213,090
  • GDP per capita, US$:6,253 (2023)
  • GDP, billion current US$:377.8 (2023)
  • GINI index:63.0 (2014)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:84

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    • 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy, Main Indicators
      June 2024
      Source: Energy Institute
      Uploaded by: Knoema
      Accessed On: 27 June, 2024
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      The Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy™ analyses data on world energy markets from the prior year. Previously produced by bp, the Review has been providing timely, comprehensive and objective data to the energy community since 1952.