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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.)
  • Government
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  • Population, persons:60,688,018 (2024)
  • Area, sq km:1,213,090
  • GDP per capita, US$:6,766 (2022)
  • GDP, billion current US$:405.3 (2022)
  • GINI index:63.0 (2014)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:84

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    • Crude marriage rate and crude divorce rate
      May 2024
      Source: Eurostat
      Uploaded by: Knoema
      Accessed On: 08 May, 2024
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      The crude marriage rate is the ratio of the number of marriages during the year to the average population in that year. The value is expressed per 1000 persons. The crude divorce rate is the ratio of the number of divorces during the year to the average population in that year. The value is expressed per 1000 persons.
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    • Mean age at first marriage by sex
      May 2024
      Source: Eurostat
      Uploaded by: Knoema
      Accessed On: 08 May, 2024
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      The mean age at first marriage-men is the mean age of men when they first get married. The mean age at first marriage-women is the mean age of women when they first get married.