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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$:6,023 (2023)
  • GDP, billion current US$:380.7 (2023)
  • GINI index:63.0 (2014)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:84

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  • H
    • Human Development Report, 2023-24 Statistical Update
      March 2024
      Source: United Nations Development Programme
      Uploaded by: Knoema
      Accessed On: 10 April, 2024
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      Data Cited at: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, Human Development Data Center The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of achievements in three key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the the three dimensions.
    • Human Freedom Index, 2024
      December 2024
      Source: Cato Institute
      Uploaded by: Akshata Biradarpatil Venkappa B Patil
      Accessed On: 19 December, 2024
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      Data Cited at: Cato Institute-https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index-new Note:- Each indicator is rated on a 0–10 scale, with 10-representing the most freedom.