South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Administrative capital: Pretoria
Population: 50.7 million
Area: 1.22 million sq km (470,693 sq miles)
Major languages: 11 official languages including English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, Setswana, Xhosa and Zulu
Religions: Christianity, Islam, indigenous beliefs
Life expectancy: 53 years (men), 54 years (women)
Currency: Rand
Source: UN, World Bank
Focal Points South Africa
Director General
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
Private Bag X833
Pretoria, South Africa
Tel:+27 012 3129552
Fax:+27 012 3129128
Chief Director
National Geo-spatial Information,
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
Van der Sterr Building, Rhodes Avenue, Mowbray, 7700, Cape Town
Private Bag X10, Mowbray 7705
Cape Town, South Africa
Tel:+27 021 6584301