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South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is a country located at the southern tip
of Africa.
Apartheid was a system of racial segregation in South Africa enforced through legislation by
the National Party (NP) governments.
Land area: 1,221,037 km2
Capital: Pretoria (Executive), Bloemfontein (Judicial), Cape town (Legislative)
Type of government: Republic
Current President: Jacob Zuma
Legislature: Upper house (National Council of provinces) , Lower house (National Assembly)
South Africa is a parliamentary representative democratic republic, wherein the President of South
Africa, elected by parliament, is the head of government, and of a multi party system. Executive
power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the
two chambers of Parliament, the Council of Provinces and the National Assembly. The judiciary is
independent of the executive and the legislature. Government is three-tiered, with representatives
elected at the national, provincial and local levels.
South Africa is the 25th-largest country in the world by land area, and with close to 53 million people,
is the world's 24th-most populous nation.
Langauage used: English and Afrikaans
About 80 percent of South Africans are of black African ancestry.
Christianity is the most populous religion in South Africa, coming in at approximately 75% of the
population. 15% have no religious affiliation. And the other 10% consists of Judaism, Islam, Bahai,
African traditional religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, amongst others.
South Africa is ranked as an upper-middle income economy by the World Bank, and is considered to
be a newly industrialised country.[12][13] Its economy is the second largest in Africa, and the 28thlargest in the world.
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