South Africa

Summary of South Africa located in Africa.   Back to All Countries List


Offical Flag of South Africa
FIPS Code :   SF
ISO Code :   ZA
ISO 3 Code :   ZAF
Numeric ISO :   710
Continent :   Africa
Area in (Sq KM) :   1219912
DMS :   30° 33' 34.14" S, 22° 56' 15.02" E
Phone Code :   27
Currency :   Rand (ZAR)
In Native :   Suid-Afrika

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. With over 58 million people, it is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of 1,221,037 square kilometres (471,445 sq mi). South Africa has three designated capital cities: executive Pretoria, judicial Bloemfontein and legislative Cape Town. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of South Africans are of Bantu ancestry, divided among a variety of ethnic groups speaking different African languages. The remaining population consists of Africa's largest communities of European, Asian, Indian, and multiracial ancestry.

April 27 South Africa Freedom Day: Celebrates freedom and commemorates the first democratic post-apartheid non-racial elections held on April 27th 1994, which saw Nelson Mandela elected as President
 
Capital :   Pretoria
Neighbour Countries :   Zimbabwe,   Eswatini,   Mozambique,   Botswana,   Namibia,   Lesotho
Languages :   Zulu,   Xhosa,   Afrikaans,   English,   Tswana,   Southern Sotho,   Tsonga,   Swati,   Venda,   South Ndebele

Regions in South Africa

Eastern Cape
Free State
Gauteng
Kwazulu-Natal
Limpopo
Mpumalanga
Northern Cape
North-West
Western Cape

Time zones in South Africa

Countries can have more than one time zone. Date time has been calculated using UTC.

Time Zone Id GMT Offset Current Date Time
Africa/Johannesburg 2 Friday, April 4, 2025 1:30:10 AM

Time Zone Name GMT Offset Current Date Time
South Africa Standard Time 2 Friday, April 4, 2025 1:30:10 AM