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South Africa

🌍 Africa

Population (2024)

60,414,495

60.4 million

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024

Key Facts About South Africa

  • South Africa has three capital cities: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial).
  • It is the world's largest producer of platinum, chromium, and manganese.
  • South Africa has 11 official languages, more than any other country in the world.
  • The end of apartheid in 1994 marked a major transition to multiracial democracy.
  • The Cape Floristic Region is one of the world's 6 floral kingdoms, with extraordinary biodiversity.

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