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 South Africa

 

 
Factfile  
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

Rural population:

43.5% of total
Urban population: 56.5% of total
Under age 15: 33.2% of total
Over age 65: 3.9% of total


Source:
UNDP - Human development report 2004
www.hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2004/
CIA - The World Factbook 2004
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html




Population density (inhabitant/Km2)

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Source: UNEP/GRID geneva 

 
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