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South Africa      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  Map of South Africa

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