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| Official
name: |
Republic of South Africa |
| Date
of formation: |
1994 |
| Capital: |
Pretoria |
| Population: |
44.8 million |
| Density: |
36.7 people per sq km |
| Total
area: |
1,219,912 sq km |
| Languages: |
Afrikaans,
English, 11 African languages |
| Government: |
Parliamentary democracy |
| Life
expectancy: |
48.8 years |
| Infant
mortality: |
52 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Rural
population:
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43.5% of total |
| Urban
population: |
56.5% of total |
| Under
age 15: |
33.2% of total |
| Over
age 65: |
3.9% of total |
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