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SOUTH AFRICA: FAST FACTS
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Official Name: Republic of South Africa
President: Cyril Ramaphosa
Government: Constitutional multiparty democracy,
with three spheres – local, provincial and national
Provinces: Eastern Cape; Gauteng; KwaZulu-Natal;
Mpumalanga; Northern Cape; Limpopo; North West;
Free State; Western Cape
Capitals: Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town
(legislative); Bloemfontein (judicial)
Legal System: Parliament. Based on Roman-Dutch law
and the 1996 Constitution.
Area: 1 220 813 km 2
Population (2018): 57,73 million; Male 28,2 million
(49%); Female 29,5 million (51%)
Gauteng comprises the largest share of the South
The Republic of South Africa’s President, African population, with approximately 14,7 million
Mr Cyril Ramaphosa people (25,4%) living in the province. KwaZulu-Natal
has the second largest population, with 11,4 million
people (19,7%).
Ethnic Groups: Black 80.2%; White 8.4%; Coloured
8.8%; Indian/Asian 2.5%
Official Languages (11): English, isiZulu, isiXhosa,
isiNdebele, Afrikaans, Siswati, Sepedi, Sesotho,
Setswana, Tshivenda and Xitsonga.
South Africa’s Value Proposition:
Africa’s most industrialised economy. It is the
region’s principal manufacturing hub and a
leading services destination
The State of the Nation Address, at the annual opening Highly diversified economic structure in terms of
of Parliament sectoral composition
One of the most open economies in the world (ratio
of exports and imports to GDP exceeds 58%)
Preferential access to numerous global markets
Endowed with an abundance of natural resources
An extensive and modern infrastructure network
Sophisticated banking sector with a major
footprint in Africa. It is the continent’s financial hub
Offers a supportive and growing ecosystem as a
hub for innovation, technology and fintech
Key Economic Sectors: Mining, transport, energy, manu-
facturing, tourism and agriculture.
For more information:
Bussiness Leaders www.southafrica.info and www.gov.za
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