General Information South Africa

South Africa was reborn in 1994 thanks to the first democratic elections. Since then more people visit this beautiful country every year. And not without a reason, because South Africa is one of the most diverse and inspiring countries you could ever visit. Below you'll find some of the facts about South Africa. More details and information can be found via the main menu.

Capital(s): Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)

Population: 45 million (estimate)

Area: 1,221,037 sq.km (approximately the size of Spain and France combined)

Timezone: GMT/UTC +2

Languages: English, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Pedi, Tswana, Swati, Venda, Ndebele, Tsonga and Sotho

President: Thabo Mbeki

Currency: Rand ("R")