Here are a few of the most interesting South Africa statistics and facts I was able to dig up. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
South Africa Statistics and Facts
- Location: South Africa on Google Maps
- Continental Area: 471,400 square miles (1.221 million square kilometers)
- Continent: Africa
- Time Zone(s):
Time zone | Offset |
South Africa Standard Time | UTC +2 |
Eastern Africa Time | UTC +3 |
- Population: 57.577 million (2018)
- National Languages:Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Northern Sotho, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swazi, Venda, Southern Ndebele
- Capital Cities: Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town
- Largest City: Johannesburg
- List of Major Cities in South Africa :
- Johannesburg
- Cape Town
- Durban
- Germiston-Ekurhuleni
- Pretoria
- Nelspruit-Ehlanzeni
- Rustenburg
- Mthatha
- Middelburg
- Thohoyandou