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   FAST FACTS :

    AREA
       1,221,307 sq km
    POPULATION
       42.7 million
    OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
       English, Afrikaans, isiNdebele, isiZulu, isiXhosa,
       Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, SiSwati,
       Tshivenda, Xitsonga
    PROVINCES
      Eastern Cape
    Free State
    Gauteng
    KwaZulu-Natal
    Limpopo
    Mpumalanga
    Northern Cape
    North West
    Western Cape
    CAPITALS
      Bloemfontein (Judicial)
      Cape Town (Legislative)
      Pretoria (Administrative)
    MAIN CITIES
      Johannesburg
      Durban
    GDP
      $160 billion (2003)
      Growth rate: 1.9% (2003 est)
      Per capita purchasing power parity: $10,700 (2003 est)
    CURRENCY
      1 Rand = 100 cents
    NATURAL RESOURCES
      gold, vermiculite, vanadium, ferrochromium, chrome, alumino-silictes, platinum, zirconium, titanium, manganese,   diamonds
    INDUSTRIES
      Mining, Automobile assembly, Metal Working, Machinery, Textile, Iron and Steel, Chemicals, Fertilizer, Foodstuffs
    MAIN EXPORTS
      Gold, Other minerals and metals, Agricultural products, Motor vehicles and parts
    MAIN TRADING PARTNERS
      UK, US, Japan, Germany, China, Italy

 

  
 
 
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