Place:South Africa

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NameSouth Africa
Alt namesAfrica del Sudsource: Cassell's Italian Dictionary (1983) p 17
Afrique du Sudsource: UN Terminology Bulletin (1993) p 80
Republic of South Africasource: Wikipedia
Republiek van Suid-Afrikasource: Britannica Book of the Year (1993) p 716; Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 1133
Sudáfricasource: Cassell's Spanish Dictionary (1978) p 550
Suid-Afrikasource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) p 320
Südafrikasource: Cassell's German Dictionary (1982) p 597
Unie van Suid-Afrikasource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 1133
Union of South Africasource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 1133
Zuid-Afrikasource: Engels Woordenboek (1987)
África do Sulsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) p 320
ZAFsource: Abbreviation
TypeNation
Coordinates30°S 26°E
Contained Places
Unknown
Kaap de Goede Hoop
Area
Paysandu
Bantustan
Bophuthatswana ( 1977 - 1994 )
Ciskei ( - 1994 )
Transkei ( 1959 - 1994 )
Former region
Venda ( - 1994 )
General region
Witwatersrand
Inhabited place
Walvis Bay ( 1921 - 1994 )
Modern province
Eastern Cape ( 1993 - )
Gauteng ( 1993 - )
Limpopo ( 1993 - )
Mpumalanga ( 1993 - )
Natal ( 1910 - 1993 )
North West ( 1993 - )
Northern Cape ( 1993 - )
Orange Free
Western Cape ( 1994 - )
Province
Cape ( 1910 - 1994 )
Natal ( 1910 - 1993 )
Orange Free
Transvaal ( 1910 - 1994 )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of Africa. It is divided into nine provinces and has of coastline. To the north lie the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an enclave surrounded by South African territory. South Africa is the 25th largest country in the world by area and the 24th most populous country with over 51 million people.

South Africa is a multi-ethnic nation and has diverse cultures and languages. Eleven official languages are recognised in the constitution.[1] Two of these languages are of European origin: English and Afrikaans, a language which originated mainly from Dutch that is spoken by the majority of white and Coloured South Africans. Though English is commonly used in public and commercial life, it is only the fifth most-spoken home language.[1] All ethnic and language groups have political representation in the country's constitutional democracy comprising a parliamentary republic; unlike most parliamentary republics, the positions of head of state and head of government are merged in a parliament-dependent President.

About 80% of the South African population is of black African ancestry, divided among a variety of ethnic groups speaking different Bantu languages, nine of which have official status.[1] South Africa also contains the largest communities of European, Asian, and racially mixed ancestry in Africa.

South Africa is ranked as an upper-middle income economy by the World Bank. It has the largest economy in Africa, and the 28th-largest in the world. By purchasing power parity, South Africa has the 5th highest per capita income in Africa. It is considered a newly industrialised country. However, about a quarter of the population is unemployed and lives on less than US $1.25 a day.

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