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The flag of South Africa is composed of two equal horizontal bands of red and blue, with a yellow-edged black isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This triangle has its base centered on the hoist end, spans about two-fifth the width and two-third the height of the field, and is enclosed on its sides by the arms of a white-edged green horizontally oriented Y-shaped band which extends along the boundary of the red and blue bands to the fly end of the field.

South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Southern AfricaZAZAF

Population

59.31M

Capital

Pretoria

Country Overview

Geography

Basic Information

Common Name
South Africa
Official Name
Republic of South Africa
Region
Southern Africa
Population
59.31M

Codes & Identifiers

Alpha-2 Code
ZA
Alpha-3 Code
ZAF
Olympic Code
710
Area
1,221,037 km²

Time Zones

  • UTC+02:00

Languages

AfrikaansEnglishNorthern SothoSouthern NdebeleSouthern SothoSwaziTsongaTswanaVendaXhosaZulu

Continents

Africa

Currencies

  • R - South African rand (ZAR)

International Associations

Commonwealth of Nations (Commonwealth) BRICS (BRICS)

Bordering Countries

BotswanaLesothoMozambiqueNamibiaEswatiniZimbabwe

Geographic Location

Coordinates: 28.15°, -25.70°

South Africa is located in , specifically in the Southern Africa region. It shares borders with 6 countries.

About South Africa

The capital city, Pretoria, serves as the country's political and often cultural center. The languages spoken include Afrikaans, English, Northern Sotho, Southern Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu.

Geographic Facts

  • Our planet has seven continents and five oceans.
  • Earth's circumference at the equator is approximately 40,075 kilometers.
  • About 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water.