| Population: | There is a population of about 54 million |
| Official Name: | Republic of South Africa |
| Capital of South Africa: | Cape Town |
| Official Language: | There are 11 official languages but English is the standard language spoken in the country. Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa and Sotho are also spoken widely depending on the region |
| Major Cities: | Durban, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, Bloemfontein |
| Popular Expat cities: | Cape Town and Johannesburg |
| Nearest Neighbours: | Along the northern border from west to easy are Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland Namibia and Mozambique. On the eastern side there is Lesotho which is surrounded by the Republic |
| Provinces: | Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Kwazulu-Natal, Limpopo and North West. |
| Time Zone: | GMT + 2 |
| Money: | South African Rand (ZAR) divided into 100 cents |
| Popular attractions: | Kruger national park, Table Mountain, Robben Island, Victoria & Alfred waterfront, Cango Caves, Cradle of Human Kind and much more |
| Public Holidays: | New Years Day, Human Rights Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Freedom Day, Worker’s Day, Youth Day, Women’s Day, Heritage Day, Day of Reconciliation, Christmas Day and Day of Goodwill |
| Religions: | The well known religions are Christianity, Islam and Hinduism; however freedom of religion is encouraged |
| International Dialling code: | +27, with the relevant city code: Cape Town (0)21 and Johannesburg (0)11 |
| Emergency contact: | 10111 |
| Visa: | There are different types of visa for the purposes you are coming to the country |
