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Overview

Capital : Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial), Cape Town (legislative)  
  • Name : Republic of South Africa
  • Official languages : Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
  • Population : 2008 estimate 47 900 000 (25th)
  • Area : 1 221 037 km2 (25th)
  • Currency : Rand (ZAR)
  • Timezone : SAST (UTC+2)
  • Calling code : +27
 
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  • Security and personal safety is a big thing in South Africa, NEVER wear jewelry or take an expensive mobile phone with you, take a cheap unlocked phone with you and buy a simcard in Jo’Burg, crime is high in South Africa NEVER have anything valuable on you keep the amount of money that you… 

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