| Location | Southern Africa | |
| Bounded by : | Atlantic Ocean to the West | |
| Indian Ocean to the East | ||
| Bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland to the North |
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| Population | 43.6 million | |
| Time | Standard time is 2 hours ahead of GMT | |
| 1 hour ahead of Central European Wintertime, and 7 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Winter Time in the USA. |
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| Currency | Rand | |
| Religion | Christian 68% | |
| Muslim 12% | ||
| Jewish 5% | ||
| Hindu 8% | ||
| Other religions 7% | ||
| Languages | ||
| Official: | English | |
| Indigenous: | Afrikaans | |
| Ndebele | ||
| Sotho | ||
| Xhosa | ||
| Zulu | ||
| Swati (Northern and Southern) | ||
| Tsonga | ||
| Venda | ||
| Ethnic Groups | Nguni (Xhosa, Ndebele, Swazi, Zulu) | |
| Khoikhoi (Hottentots) | ||
| Afrikaaners | ||
| Serer | ||
| Sotho | ||
| Tswana | ||
| Venda | ||
| Lemba | ||
| Shangaan-Tsonga | ||
| Indian | ||
| English | ||
| Polital System | Multi-party Democracy | |
| Terrain | Inland plateau fringed by narrow coastal | |
| plains divided by an escarpment of mountains and hills. |
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| Weights and Measures | Metric Measurement System | |
| Power Supply | 220/240 volts | |
| Climate | Warm and Breezy | |
| Average Daily Temperatures | ||
| January | 23 C (73F) | |
| February | 23 C (73F) | |
| March | 23 C (73F) | |
| April | 22 C (72F) | |
| May | 24 C (75F) | |
| June | 28 C (82F) | |
| July | 27 C (81F) | |
| August | 27 C (81F) | |
| September | 28 C (82F) | |
| October | 28 C (82F) | |
| November | 27 C (81F) | |
| December | 22 C (72F) |
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