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Fast Facts on South Africa

Capital: Cape Town (Legislative)
             Pretoria (Administrative)

Largest City: Johannesburg

Area: 1,221,037 sq km

Official Languages: Afrikaans, English, Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda

Government: Parliamentary Democracy
President: Thabo Mbeki

Population: 47,432,000 (as per 2005 est)

Currency: Rand (ZAR)

Calling Code: +27