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Capitals: Pretoria (adminis- trative), Cape Town (legisla- tive), Bloemfontein (judicial).
Religion: Protestant 36.6%, catholic 7.1%, other chris- tian 35.8%, muslim 1.6%, other 3.7%, without 15.2%.
Agricultural Products: Corn, wheat, sugarcane, vegeta- bles, fruits, nuts, beef, poul- try, mutton, wool, dairy.
Natural Resources: Gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas.
Total Land Area: 1 214 470 sq km, and it includes Marion Island and Prince Edward Island in the sub-antarctic region of the Indian Ocean.
Ethnic Groups: Black 79%, white 9%, coloured 9%, in- dian / asian 2%, others 1%.
Railways total: 20 000 km.
Mineral Wealth: South Afri- ca is the world leader in mi- ning minerals. It has around 90% of all the platinum on earth, 80% of all the worlds manganese, 73% of all the chrome, 45% of all the vana- dium and 41% of all the gold.
Roads: Total road network 536 000 km. Tarred roads 63 000 km, highways 3 000 km, gravel roads 470 000 km.
South Africa Borders:
With Botwana 1 840 km. Enclosing Lesotho 909 km. With Mozambique 491 km. With Namibia 967 km. With Swaziland 430 km. With Zimbabwe 225 km.
Official Languages:.There is Zulu 23%, Xhosa 16%, Afri- kaans 14,3%, English 10%, Pedi 9.1%, Tswana 7.8%, Sotho 7.5%, Tsonga 4.3%, Siswati 2.3%, Venda 2.2%, Ndebele 2.2%, others 1.3%.
Coastline length: 2 798 km. Highest point: 3 408 metres.
Sources of Electricity: Fossil fuels 90%, nuclear fuels 4%, hydro-electricity 1.5%, other renewable resources 4.5%.
Communication Network: ..... Landlines installed 4 million, cellular phones 70.6 million, internet users 5.5 million.
Independence: From British rule 1910, republic declared 1967, majority rule in 1996.
Airports: Total 570, paved runways 145, unpaved 425.
Major Seaports: Richards Bay, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Saldanha Bay, Cape Town.
Main Political Parties: ANC 60%, DA 25%, EFF 6%, FF + IFP + NFP + UDM 6%.
Sport: Football 76%, rugby 50%, cricket 40%, athletics 22%, tennis 22%, golf 12%.
School System: 7 years in primary school, followed by 5 years in high school after.
State: Federal state, compri- sing of national government + 9 provincial governments.
Unemployment Rate: 25%
Population: 55 million
Export Partners: China 15%, 11.8%, US 8.3%, Japan 6%, Germany 5.7%, India 4.2%.
Import Partners: China 15%, Germany 10.1%, Saudi Ara- bia 7.7%, US 7.4%, Japan 4.6%, India 4.5%
Legal System: Is based on Roman-Dutch law and the 1996 Constitution.
Measures: Metric system. Time: 2 hours ahead GMT. Internet Domain: .za
Industries: Mining, automo- bile assembly, commercial ship repair, machinery, tex- tiles, metalworking, fertilizer, chemicals, iron / steel, tou- rism, foodstuffs.