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South Africa
Flag of 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
Map of South Africa

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