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South Africa is a republic at the southern tip of Africa. It is bordered to the north by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the north-east by Mosambique[?] and Swaziland. Lesotho is contained entirely inside the borders of South Africa.
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| National motto: Xxxxx | |||||
| Official languages | Afrikaans, English, Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana and Venda | ||||
| Capitals | Cape Town (legislative) Pretoria (administrative) Bloemfontein (judicial) | ||||
| President | Thabo Mbeki | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 24:th 1,219,912 km² xx% / Negligible | ||||
| Population
- Total (2002) - Density | Ranked 26:th
43,647,658 36/km² | ||||
| Independence - Declared - Recognised | (Event Xxxx)
(Year) May 31, 1910 | ||||
| Currency | Rand | ||||
| Time zone | UTC +2 | ||||
| National anthems | Nkosi Sikelel iAfrica (God Bless Africa) Die Stem van Suid Afrika (The Call of South Africa) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .ZA | ||||
| Calling Code | 27 | ||||
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History
Main article: History of South Africa
Politics
Main article: Politics of South Africa
Geography
Main article: Geography of South Africa
Economy
Main article: Economy of South Africa
Demographics
Main article: Demographics of South Africa
Culture
Main article: Culture of South Africa[?]
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