South Africa

Flag of South Africa Coat of Arms
The flag of South Africa is composed of two equal horizontal bands of red and blue, with a yellow-edged black isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This triangle has its base centered on the hoist end, spans about two-fifth the width and two-third the height of the field, and is enclosed on its sides by the arms of a white-edged green horizontally oriented Y-shaped band which extends along the boundary of the red and blue bands to the fly end of the field.
🏛️ Identity & Politics
Official Name
Republic of South Africa
Native Name
[AFR] Republiek van Suid-Afrika (South Africa)
[ENG] Republic of South Africa (South Africa)
[NBL] IRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika (Sewula Afrika)
[NSO] Rephaboliki ya Afrika-Borwa (Afrika-Borwa)
[SOT] Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa (Afrika Borwa)
[SSW] IRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika (Ningizimu Afrika)
[TSN] Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa (Aforika Borwa)
[TSO] Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga (Afrika Dzonga)
[VEN] Riphabuḽiki ya Afurika Tshipembe (Afurika Tshipembe)
[XHO] IRiphabliki yaseMzantsi Afrika (Mzantsi Afrika)
[ZUL] IRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika (Ningizimu Afrika)
Alt Spellings
ZA, RSA, Suid-Afrika, Republic of South Africa
CCA2
ZA
CCA3
ZAF
CCN3
710
IOC Code
RSA
FIFA Code
RSA
Independent
Yes
UN Member
Yes
Status
officially-assigned
🗺️ Geography & Borders
Capital
Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town
Capital LatLng
-25.7, 28.22
Region
Africa
Subregion
Southern Africa
Continents
Africa
Area
1221037 sq km
Landlocked
No
Borders
BWALSOMOZNAMSWZZWE
LatLng
-29, 24
Maps
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👥 Demographics & Culture
Population
63100945
Demonyms
[ENG] m: South African, f: South African
[FRA] m: Sud-africain, f: Sud-africaine
Languages
Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
💰 Economy & Living Metrics
Currencies
South African rand (ZAR: R)
Gini Coefficient
63 (2014)
Start of Week
monday
Driving Side
left
Car Signs
ZA
📡 Telecom & Postal
Dial Code
+27
Internet TLD
.za
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Postal Format
####
Postal Regex
^(\d{4})$
🔠 Global Translations
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