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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:64,386,489 (2025)
  • Area, sq km:1,213,090
  • GDP per capita, US$:6,253 (2024)
  • GDP, billion current US$:400.3 (2024)
  • GINI index:63.0 (2014)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:84
All datasets: A W
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    • World Energy Production and Consumption Estimates
      April 2020
      Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India
      Uploaded by: Knoema
      Accessed On: 29 May, 2020
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    • World Energy Trilemma Index - Country Rankings
      April 2024
      Source: World Energy Council
      Uploaded by: Alex Kulikov
      Accessed On: 10 May, 2024
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      The World Energy Council’s Energy Trilemma Index tool, produced in partnership with Oliver Wyman, ranks countries on their ability to provide sustainable energy through 3 dimensions: Energy security, Energy equity (accessibility and affordability), Environmental sustainability. The ranking measures overall performance in achieving a sustainable mix of policies and the balance score highlights how well a country manages the trade-offs of the Trilemma with "A" being the best.