Formal Name: Republic of South Africa
Local Name: South Africa
Government: Constitutional parliamentary republic
Structure: 3 capitals – Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial), Cape Town (legislative)
Formation: 31 May 1961
Motto: !ke e: ?xarra ?ke (Unity In Diversity)
Anthem: National anthem of South Africa (5 languages)
Languages: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa & Zulu
Population: 50 million
Area: 1,221,037 km2 (25th)
Currency: Rand (ZAR)
Capital: Johannesburg (10 million)
Main Cities: Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth