{"id":159,"date":"2024-12-12T14:00:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/sweden\/south-africa-at-a-glance\/"},"modified":"2024-12-12T14:01:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T14:01:12","slug":"south-africa-at-a-glance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/sweden\/south-africa-at-a-glance\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa at a glance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"159\" class=\"elementor elementor-159\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-6608ca27 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6608ca27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52872813 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52872813\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff7a04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ff7a04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Official languages<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>English, isiZulu, isiXhosa, isiNdebele, Afrikaans, Siswati, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Tshiven\u1e13a, Xitsonga and South African Sign Language.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Currency<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Rand (ZAR) \u2013 100 cents equals one rand.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Time<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>GMT +2 hours<\/p><ul><li><strong>Government<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Constitutional multiparty democracy, with three spheres \u2013 local, provincial and national government. Read more about South Africa&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/about-government\">government<\/a>.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Capitals<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tshwane.gov.za\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Pretoria<\/a> (administrative)<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capetown.gov.za\/\">Cape Town<\/a> (legislative)<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloemfontein.co.za\/\">Bloemfontein(link is external)<\/a> (judicial)<\/p><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.concourt.org.za\/\">Constitutional Court(link is external)<\/a> is located in Johannesburg.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Transportation<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Excellent roads, rail and air facilities (both domestic and international). Public transport in all major cities include the Gautrain between Johannesburg and Pretoria, and the Bus Rapid Transport System in major cities.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Telecommunications<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>World-class infrastructure. Internet access is widely available. The five mobile (cellular) networks are Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Telkom Mobile and Virgin Mobile.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Health<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Top-quality public and private healthcare is available throughout the country.\u00a0Malaria precautions are necessary in some areas.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Key economic sectors<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Mining, transport, energy, manufacturing, tourism, and agriculture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bea9ad2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bea9ad2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94fa649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"94fa649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=south%20africa&#038;t=m&#038;z=6&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"south africa\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"south africa\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48a14238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48a14238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Land surface area<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>1 220 813 km<sup>2<\/sup><\/p><ul><li><strong>Population<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\"><i>Total: 62 million<\/i><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><i>Male: 30 076 814 million (48,5%)<\/i><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><i>Female: 31 947 531 (51,5%)<\/i><\/p><ul><li><strong>Provinces<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/about-sa\/south-africas-provinces\">Eastern Cape<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/about-sa\/south-africas-provinces\">Free State<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/about-sa\/south-africas-provinces\">Gauteng<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/about-sa\/south-africas-provinces\">KwaZulu-Natal<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/about-sa\/south-africas-provinces\">Limpopo<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/about-sa\/south-africas-provinces\">Mpumalanga<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/about-sa\/south-africas-provinces\">Northern Cape<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/about-sa\/south-africas-provinces\">North West<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/about-sa\/south-africas-provinces\">Western Cape<\/a><\/p><p class=\"p1\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Official languages English, isiZulu, isiXhosa, isiNdebele, Afrikaans, Siswati, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, Tshiven\u1e13a, Xitsonga and South African Sign Language. Currency Rand (ZAR) \u2013 100 cents equals one rand. Time GMT +2 hours Government Constitutional multiparty democracy, with three spheres \u2013 local, provincial and national government. Read more about South Africa&#8217;s government. 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