Africa · Southern Africa
South Africa
Republic of South Africa
CapitalPretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town
Population64,747,319World Bank 2025
Area1,221,037 km²
CurrencyZAR — South African rand
LanguagesAfrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
Calling code+27
Time zones
GDPUSD 427.18B
GDP per capitaUSD 6.6K
Life expectancy66.3 years
Internet users78.4%
What this means
South Africa is in Africa (Southern Africa). About 64.75M people live there, or roughly 53.0 people per km². GDP per capita is around USD 6.6K, which helps compare living standards with other countries on YIMHO.
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Country facts: world-countries (MIT). Indicators: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).