• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • HOME
  • Essay
    • Leaders
    • Festival
    • Speech
    • General Knowledge
    • Country
    • Events
    • History
  • CONTACT US
  • ISEO TOOL
  • HTML Generator

Study Today

Largest Compilation of Structured Essays

  • Essay⯆
    • Freedom Fighters
    • Leaders
    • Events
    • Festival
  • Scholarship 2020 ⯆
    • Class 1
    • Class 2
    • Class 3
    • Class 4
    • Class 5
    • Class 6
    • Class 7
    • Class 8
    • Class 9
    • Class 10
    • Class 11
    • Class 12
  • Speech
  • History
  • General Knowledge
  • Things to Know⯆
    • Holidays in India 2020
    • Blog
  • Contact Us
  • News Today

South Africa : Wiki, Area, Biography, Location, Currency, Festivals & More

February 16, 2018 by Study Mentor Leave a Comment

CountrySouth Africa
ContinentAfrican
Location30.5595° S, 22.9375° E
Map of South AfricaMap of South Africa
FlagSouth Africa Flag
Area1,221,037 million km²
Coastline2,500 kilometres
Neighboring Countries
  • Namibia
  • Zimbabwe
  • Lesotho
  • Botswana
  • Mozambique
  • Swaziland
Time ZoneSAST (UTC+2)
Population54.96 million (2015)
SymbolSouth Africa symbol
South Africa Independence DayMay 31, 1910, But they celebrates their Independence on Apirl 27, 1994
South Africa Republic Day31 May 1961
President of South AfricaJacob Zuma

President of South Africa

National Anthem‘Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika’ (God Bless Africa) and ‘Die Stem van Suid-Afrika’ (The Call of South Africa)
National AnimalSpringbok

National Animal of South Africa

National BirdBlue crane

National Bird of south Africa

National ReptileCrocodiles of Kruger

National Reptile of South Africa

National FishGaljoen

National Fish of south Africa

National FlowerProtea

National Flower of south Africa

National TreeYellowwood

National Tree of south Africa

National GameRugby

National Game of south Africa

National ColourBlack, Gold, Green, White, Chilli Red and Blue. (Flag Colours)
Official Languages
  • English
  • Southern Sotho
  • Tsonga
  • Afrikaans
  • Tswana
  • Swati
  • Zulu
  • Northern Sotho
  • Ndebele
  • Xhosa
  • Venda
  • South African English
Season in South AfricaMost probably Summer  (mid-October to mid- February)
Religions in South Africa
  • Christianity
  • Islam
  • Hinduism
  • Bahá’í Faith
  • Judaism
Capital
  • Pretoria
  • Bloemfontein
  • Cape Town
Number of States9 States / 9 Provinces

  • Eastern Cape
  • Free State
  • Gauteng
  • KwaZulu-Natal
  • Limpopo
  • Mpumalanga
  • Northern Cape
  • North West
  • Western Cape
Largest StateEastern Cape
Smallest StateGauteng
Largest CityJohannesburg
Longest Railway routeSishen–Saldanha railway line
Type of Government
  • Unitary Parliamentary
  • Constitutional Republic
GDP$326.541 billion
GDP per capita$5,859
Total number of political parties in South Africa13 parties
CurrencySouth African rand (ZAR)

South Africa Currency

Calling Code+27
Internet TLD (Top Level Domain).za
ISO 3166 codeZA
Festivals of South Africa
  • Dance Umbrella
  • Up the Creek
  • Prickly Pear Festival
  • Cape Town International Jazz Festival
  • Lambert’s Bay Kreeffees
  • The Rotary River Festival
  • Scifest Africa
  • Tonteldoos Country Festival
  • Klein Karoo Nationale Kunstefees
  • AfrikaBurn
 MonumentTaal Monumnet

Monument of south Africa

Huguenot Memorial

 

Huguenot Memorial

 Biggest Water fall Tugela Fall (by height 948 m)

Biggest water fall in South Africa

 Longest river Orange River

Longest river in South Africa

 Largest lake Lake Chrissie
Highest MountainKilimanjaro

Highest Mountain in South Africa

Biggest AirportOR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Biggest DamGariep Dam

Biggest Dam in South Africa

Tallest buildingPonte City apartments (173 m, Johannesburg)

Tallest building in South Afirca

Coolest PlaceCape town & Cape Peninsula

Coolest place of South africa

Best place to visit
  • Cape twon
  • Kruger National Park
  • Table Mountain National Park
  • Durban
  • Port Elizabeth
  • Pilanesberg Game Reserve
  • Knysna
  • Stellenbosch
Richest person of South AfricaNicky Oppenheimer

richest person of South Africa

 Official Website http://www.gov.za/

Filed Under: Country

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Search for Essay

Get Benefits in Click

Best Scholarship for Students

Scholarship 2020
UP Scholarship
PFMS Scholarship
Floridas John Mckay Scholarship
Swami Vivekananda Scholarship
NSP Scholarship
Ts Epass Scholarship
Prerana Scholarship
Pre Matric Scholarship
Maulana Azad Scholarship
Ashirwad Scholarship
WBMDFC Scholarship
SSP Scholarship
Inspire Scholarship
Karnataka Minority Scholarship
Vidhyasaarathi Scholarship
Minority Scholarship
Muslim Minority Scholarship
West Bengal Minority Scholarship
Post Matric Scholarship
Epass Karnataka Scholarship
Jio Scholarship
LIC Scholarship
Canara Bank Scholarship
Santoor Scholarship
APJ Abdul Kalam cholarship
Fair and Lovely Scholarship
Medhavi Scholarship
Colgate Scholarship
Sitaram Jindal Scholarship
Oasis Scholarship
MP Scholarship

Advertisement

Students Big Search Today

1.Speech about Family

2.Women Safety Essay

3.Autobiography of a Pen

4.About Haritha Haram

5.Mahatma Gandhi Essay

6.Clayton Rule

7.My Favourite Cartoon

8.Clayton Rule

9.Importance of Trees Essay

10.Directive Principles of State Policy

11.My Favourite Teacher

12.Speech About Family

13.My Father Essay

14.Honesty is the Best Policy Essay

15.my favourite book

Footer

Top Trending Essays in April 2020

  1. Summer Season
  2. My favourite teacher
  3. World heritage day quotes
  4. my family speech
  5. importance of trees essay
  6. autobiography of a pen
  7. honesty is the best policy essay
  8. essay on building a great india
  9. my favourite book essay
  10. essay on caa
  11. my favourite player
  12. autobiography of a river
  13. farewell speech for class 10 by class 9
  14. essay my favourite teacher 200 words
  15. internet influence on kids essay
  16. my favourite cartoon character

Essay for Students

  • Essay for Class 1 to 5 Students
  • Essays for Class 6 Students
  • Essays for Class 7 Students
  • Essays for Class 8 Students
  • Essays for Class 9 Students

Scholarships for Students

  1. Class 1 Students Scholarship
  2. Class 2 Students Scholarship
  3. Class 3 Students Scholarship
  4. Class 4 Students Scholarship
  5. Class 5 students Scholarship
  6. Class 6 Students Scholarship
  7. Class 7 students Scholarship
  8. Class 8 Students Scholarship
  9. Class 9 Students Scholarship
  10. Class 10 Students Scholarship
  11. Class 11 Students Scholarship
  12. Class 12 Students Scholarship
  13. Class 11 Students Scholarship
  14. Class 12 Students Scholarship

Resources

  • About Study Today
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

STAY CONNECTED

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

All Rights Reserved Copyrights @ 2020 StudyToday.net