Area 1,221,037 sq km (471,442 sq mi)
Poplation 42,769,000
Capital city Cape Town (legislative, 855,000); Pretoria (adminstrative, 692,000); Bloemfontein (judiciary, 350,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnicity Groups: Black 76%, White 13%, Coloured 9%, Asian 2%
Language Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu (all official)
Religions Christianity 68%, Islam 2%, Hinduism 1%
Currency Rand = 100 cents

The Republic of South Africa is made up largely of the southern part of the huge plateau which makes up most of southern Africa.

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