South Africa
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 | Country: | South Africa | | Internet: | .za | | Continent: | Africa | | Government URL: | http://www.parliament.gov.za | | Area: | 1219912 sq km | | Population: | 44,187,637 (CIA World Factbook est as of 2006) | | Population: | 47593.828 (United Nations est as of 2006, in thousands) | | Population Men: | 23386.902 | | Population Women: | 24206.926 | | Annual Growth Rate: | 0.783 % | | Birth Rate: | 18.2 % | | Death Rate: | 22 % | | Life Expectancy: | 42.73 years | | Infant Mortality Rate: | 60.66 % | | Fertility Rate: | 2.2 % | | HIV AIDS Adult Prev Rate: | 21.5 % | | HIV AIDS Living With: | 5,300,000 | | HIV AIDS Deaths: | 370,000 | | Labor Force: | 16,090,000 | | Unemployment Rate: | 25.5 % | | GDP Per Capita: | $13,000 | | GDP Purchasing Power: | $576,400,000,000 | | GDP Real Growth: | 4.5 | | Industrial Growth: | 7.1 | | Inflation Rate CP: | 5 % | | Investment Gross Fixed: | 17.1 | | Public Debt: | 32.9 | | Capital: | Pretoria (administrative capital) | | Capital Population: | 1541300 (metro area) / 3140600 Cape Town (legislative capital and largest city) | | Capital Coordinates: | 29 12 S, 28 10 E | | UTC Offset: | 2 | | Washington D.C. UTC Offset Note: | 7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time | | Merchant Marine: | 3 (total ships 1,000 GRT or over) | | Roadways: | 362099 km | | Railways: | 20872 km | | Airports: | 731 (total paved or unpaved) | | Internet Users: | 5100000 | | Internet Hosts: | 645179 | | Telephones Mobile: | 33,960,000 | | Telephones Main: | 4729000 | | Debt External: | $55,470,000,000 | | Foreign Exchange Reserves: | $23,740,000,000 | | Imports: | $61,530,000,000 | | Exports: | $59,150,000,000 | | Current Account Balance: | -$12,690,000,000 | | Natural Gas Reserves: | 28,320,000 | | Natural Gas Imports: | 0 | | Natural Gas Exports: | 0 | | Natural Gas Consumption: | 2,230,000,000 | | Natural Gas Production: | 2,230,000,000 | | Electricity Consumption: | 207,000,000,000 | | Electricity Production: | 227,200,000,000 | | Oil Consumption: | 502,000 | | Oil Imports: | 398,000 | | Oil Production: | 229,900 | | Oil Reserves: | 7,840,000 |
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Map of South Africa
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