- Population - 49 Million
- Life expectancy - 49.2 years
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Literacy - 86.4%
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Languages - Zulu 23.8%, Xhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2%
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Ethnic groups - Black 79.3%, White 9.1%, Coloured 9.0%, Asian 2.6%
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Time zone - SAST (UTC+2)
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Capital - Pretoria
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Largest city - Johannesburg
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President - Jacob Zuma
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Deputy President - Kgalema Motlanthe
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Currency - South African Rand (ZAR)
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Nominal GDP - $287 billion (2009 estimate)
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Unemployment rate - 25,2%
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Provinces - Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Western Cape, Mpumalanga, North West, Free State, Northern Cape
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