South Africa

Official Name:	The Republic of South Africa
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republic of South Africa
ISO Country Codes:	ZA : ZAF
Internet Domain:	.za
Government Web Site:	https://www.gov.za/

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IATA Airports

Capital:	Pretoria	Main Airports:	Lanseria International Airport
Language(s):	Afrikaans;English;Sepedi;isiNdebele;Sesotho;siSwati;Xitsonga;isiXhosa;isiZulu;Tshivenda	Population:	56,978,635
Currency:	South African Rand	ISO Currency Code:	ZAR
Telephone Dial In:	+27	ID Prefix:	09

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Southern African Development Community; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

SA News;

Newspaper

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Pretoria East Rekord;

Radio

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CapeTalk;

Radio Pretoria;

SABC Radio;

South Africa

Government Website:	https://www.gov.za/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/south-africa
Central Bank:	South African Reserve Bank
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	14.9575 rand (ZAR) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	28.53% (2019 est.)
Population below poverty line:	16.6% (2016 est.)
Inflation Rate:	4.1% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	7% (Jan-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$350.032 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$12,482 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	South African Rand
Currency Code:	ZAR
World Bank Classification:	Upper Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	2.2%	corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products
Industry:	29.2%	mining: platinum, gold, chromium; automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs, commercial ship repair
Services:	68.7%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation; FAO; G20; IMF; International Labour Organization; The Cairns Group; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Johannesburg Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Statistics South Africa;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Global Survey; Trading Economics;

South Africa

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Afrikaans; English; Xhosa; Zulu
Customs & Excise:	The South African Revenue Service
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; Development Bank of Southern Africa; New Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	South African Bureau of Standards

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 60/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 69/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 84/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: 55/136 (2016)
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