South Africa

Property	Value
factbook:GDP_compositionbysector_agriculture	2.6E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:GDP_compositionbysector_industry	30.3E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:GDP_compositionbysector_services	67.1E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:GDP_officialexchangerate	200500000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:GDP_percapita_PPP	13000 (xsd:long)
factbook:GDP_purchasingpowerparity	576400000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:GDP_realgrowthrate	4.5E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:HIVorAIDS_adultprevalencerate	21.5E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:HIVorAIDS_deaths	370000
factbook:HIVorAIDS_peoplelivingwithHIVorAIDS	5300000 (xsd:long)
factbook:administrativedivisions	9 provinces; Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West, Northern Cape, Western Cape
factbook:agestructure_0_14years_female	6370909 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_0_14years_male	6447623 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_0_14years_percentage	29.1E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:agestructure_15_64years_female	14761179 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_15_64years_male	14040210 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_15_64years_percentage	65.5E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:agestructure_65yearsandover_female	1460680 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_65yearsandover_male	917227 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_65yearsandover_percentage	5.4E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:airports_total	731 (xsd:long)
factbook:airports_withpavedrunways_total	146
factbook:airports_withunpavedrunways_total	585
factbook:area_comparative	slightly less than twice the size of Texas
factbook:area_land	1219912
factbook:area_note	includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island)
factbook:area_total	1219912
factbook:area_water	0
factbook:background	After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjugation of the native inhabitants. The Boers resisted British encroachments but were defeated in the Boer War (1899-1902). The resulting Union of South Africa operated under a policy of apartheid - the separate development of the races. The 1990s brought an end to apartheid politically and ushered in black majority rule.
factbook:birthrate	17.94E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:budget_expenditures	$75930000000; including capital expenditures of $NA
factbook:budget_revenues	72150000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:capital_geographiccoordinates	29 12 S, 28 10 E
factbook:capital_name	Pretoria (administrative capital)
factbook:capital_timedifference	UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
factbook:climate	mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights
factbook:coastline_total	2798 (xsd:long)
factbook:constitution	10 December 1996; this new constitution was certified by the Constitutional Court on 4 December 1996, was signed by then President MANDELA on 10 December 1996, and entered into effect on 4 February 1997; it is being implemented in phases
factbook:countryname_conventionallongform	Republic of South Africa
factbook:countryname_conventionalshortform	South Africa
factbook:currency_code	rand (ZAR)
factbook:currencycode	ZAR
factbook:currentaccountbalance	12690000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:deathrate	22.45E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:debt_external	$55470000000 (30 June 2006 est.)
foaf:depiction
factbook:disputes_international	South Africa has placed military along the border to apprehend the thousands of Zimbabweans fleeing economic dysfunction and political persecution; as of January 2007, South Africa also supports large numbers of refugees and asylum seekers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (33000), Somalia (20000), Burundi (6500), and other states in Africa (26000); managed dispute with Namibia over the location of the boundary in the Orange River; in 2006, Swazi king advocates resort to ICJ to claim parts of Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal from South Africa
factbook:distributionoffamilyincome_Giniindex	59.3E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:economicaid_recipient	487500000 (xsd:long)
factbook:economy_overview	South Africa is a middle-income, emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; a stock exchange that ranks among the 10 largest in the world; and a modern infrastructure supporting an efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region. However, growth has not been strong enough to lower South Africas high unemployment rate, and daunting economic problems remain from the apartheid era - especially poverty and lack of economic empowerment among the disadvantaged groups. South African economic policy is fiscally conservative but pragmatic focusing on targeting inflation and liberalizing trade as means to increase job growth and household income.
factbook:electricity_consumption	207000000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:electricity_exports	12400000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:electricity_imports	8026000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:electricity_production	227200000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:electricity_productionbysource_fossilfuel	93.5E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:electricity_productionbysource_hydro	1 (xsd:long)
factbook:electricity_productionbysource_nuclear	5.5E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:electricity_productionbysource_other	0.0E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:elevationextremes_highestpoint	3408 (xsd:long)
factbook:elevationextremes_highestpoint_place	Njesuthi
factbook:elevationextremes_lowestpoint	0 (xsd:long)
factbook:elevationextremes_lowestpoint_place	Atlantic Ocean
factbook:environment_currentissues	lack of important arterial rivers or lakes requires extensive water conservation and control measures; growth in water usage outpacing supply; pollution of rivers from agricultural runoff and urban discharge; air pollution resulting in acid rain; soil erosion; desertification
factbook:executivebranch_cabinet	Cabinet appointed by the president
factbook:executivebranch_chiefofstate	President Thabo MBEKI (since 16 June 1999); Executive Deputy President Phumzile MLAMBO-NGCUKA (since 23 June 2005); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
factbook:executivebranch_electionresults	Thabo MBEKI elected president; percent of National Assembly vote - 100% (by acclamation)
factbook:executivebranch_elections	president elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24 April 2004 (next to be held in April 2009)
factbook:executivebranch_headofgovernment	President Thabo MBEKI (since 16 June 1999); Executive Deputy President Phumzile MLAMBO-NGCUKA (since 23 June 2005)
factbook:exports	59150000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:factbookcode	sf
factbook:fiscalyear	1 April - 31 March
factbook:flag	<https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/sf-flag.gif>
factbook:flagdescription	two equal width horizontal bands of red (top) and blue separated by a central green band which splits into a horizontal Y, the arms of which end at the corners of the hoist side; the Y embraces a black isosceles triangle from which the arms are separated by narrow yellow bands; the red and blue bands are separated from the green band and its arms by narrow white stripes
factbook:geographiccoordinates_latitude	-29.0E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:geographiccoordinates_longitude	24.0E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:governmenttype	republic
factbook:householdincomeorconsumptionbypercentageshare_highest10pc	45.9E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:householdincomeorconsumptionbypercentageshare_lowest10pc	1 (xsd:long)
factbook:imports	61530000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:independence	31 May 1910 (Union of South Africa formed from four British colonies: Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange Free State); 31 May 1961 (republic declared)
factbook:industrialproductiongrowthrate	7.1E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:infantmortalityrate_female	55.84E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:infantmortalityrate_male	62.95E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:infantmortalityrate_total	59.44E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:inflationrate_consumerprices	5.0E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:internetServiceProviders_ISPs	150 (xsd:long)
factbook:internetcountrycode	.za
factbook:internethosts	645179
factbook:internetusers	5100000
factbook:investment_grossfixed	17.1% of GDP
factbook:irrigatedland_total	14980
factbook:judicialbranch	Constitutional Court; Supreme Court of Appeals; High Courts; Magistrate Courts
rdfs:label	South Africa
factbook:laborforce	16090000 (xsd:long)
factbook:laborforce_byoccupation_agriculture	30.0E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:laborforce_byoccupation_industry	25.0E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:laborforce_byoccupation_services	45.0E0 (xsd:double)
is factbook:landboundary of	db:Botswana
is factbook:landboundary of	db:Lesotho
is factbook:landboundary of	db:Mozambique
is factbook:landboundary of	db:Namibia
is factbook:landboundary of	db:Swaziland
is factbook:landboundary of	db:Zimbabwe
factbook:landboundary	db:Botswana
factbook:landboundary	db:Lesotho
factbook:landboundary	db:Mozambique
factbook:landboundary	db:Namibia
factbook:landboundary	db:Swaziland
factbook:landboundary	db:Zimbabwe
factbook:landuse_arableland	12.1E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:landuse_other	87.11E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:landuse_permanentcrops	0.79E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:large_flag	<https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/sf-lgflag.gif>
factbook:legalsystem	based on Roman-Dutch law and English common law
factbook:legislativebranch	bicameral Parliament consisting of the National Assembly (400 seats; members are elected by popular vote under a system of proportional representation to serve five-year terms) and the National Council of Provinces (90 seats, 10 members elected by each of the nine provincial legislatures for five-year terms; has special powers to protect regional interests, including the safeguarding of cultural and linguistic traditions among ethnic minorities); note - following the implementation of the new constitution on 4 February 1997, the former Senate was disbanded and replaced by the National Council of Provinces with essentially no change in membership and party affiliations, although the new institutions responsibilities have been changed somewhat by the new constitution
factbook:legislativebranch_electionresults	National Assembly - percent of vote by party - ANC 69.7%, DA 12.4%, IFP 7%, UDM 2.3%, NNP 1.7%, ACDP 1.6%, other 5.3%; seats by party - ANC 279, DA 50, IFP 28, UDM 9, NNP 7, ACDP 6, other 21; National Council of Provinces - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA
factbook:legislativebranch_elections	National Assembly and National Council of Provinces - last held on 14 April 2004 (next to be held in 2009)
factbook:lifeexpectancyatbirth_female	42 (xsd:long)
factbook:lifeexpectancyatbirth_male	43.21E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:lifeexpectancyatbirth_totalpopulation	42.45E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:literacy_definition	age 15 and over can read and write
factbook:literacy_female	86 (xsd:long)
factbook:literacy_male	87 (xsd:long)
factbook:literacy_totalpopulation	86 (xsd:long)
factbook:location	Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
foaf:logo	<https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/sf-flag.gif>
factbook:manpoweravailableformilitaryservice_femalesage18_49	10626550 (xsd:long)
factbook:manpoweravailableformilitaryservice_malesage18_49	10354769 (xsd:long)
factbook:manpowerfitformilitaryservice_femalesage18_49	4609071 (xsd:long)
factbook:manpowerfitformilitaryservice_malesage18_49	4927757 (xsd:long)
factbook:manpowerreachingmilitaryserviceageannually_femalesage18_49	506078 (xsd:long)
factbook:manpowerreachingmilitaryserviceageannually_malesage18_49	512407 (xsd:long)
factbook:map	<https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/maps/sf-map.gif>
factbook:maritimeclaims_contiguouszone	24 (xsd:long)
factbook:maritimeclaims_exclusiveeconomiczone	200
factbook:maritimeclaims_territorialsea	12 (xsd:long)
factbook:medianage_female	25.1E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:medianage_male	23.5E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:medianage_total	24 (xsd:long)
factbook:merchantmarine_foreign_owned	1 (Denmark 1)
factbook:merchantmarine_registeredinothercountries	8 (Panama 3, UK 5)
factbook:merchantmarine_total	3 (xsd:long)
factbook:merchantmarine_total_dwt	39295 (xsd:long)
factbook:merchantmarine_total_grt	32815 (xsd:long)
factbook:militaryexpenditures_dollarfigure	3550000000
factbook:militaryexpenditures_percentofGDP	1.9E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:militaryserviceageandobligation	18 years of age for voluntary military service; women have a long history of military service in noncombat roles dating back to World War I
factbook:name	South Africa
factbook:nationalholiday	Freedom Day, 27 April
factbook:nationality_adjective	South African
factbook:nationality_noun	South African(s)
factbook:naturalgas_consumption	2230000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:naturalgas_exports	0 (xsd:long)
factbook:naturalgas_imports	0 (xsd:long)
factbook:naturalgas_production	2230000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:naturalgas_provedreserves	28320000 cu m (1 January 2005 est.)
factbook:netmigrationrate	-0.08E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:oil_consumption	502000 (xsd:long)
factbook:oil_exports	0 (xsd:long)
factbook:oil_imports	398000 (xsd:long)
factbook:oil_production	229900 (xsd:long)
factbook:oil_provedreserves	7840000 bbl (1 January 2002)
factbook:population_note	estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
factbook:population_total	43997828 (xsd:long)
factbook:populationbelowpovertyline	50.0E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:populationgrowthrate	-0.46E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:portsandterminals	Cape Town, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha Bay
factbook:publicdebt	32.9% of GDP
factbook:radiobroadcaststations	AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1
factbook:railways_total	20872 (xsd:long)
factbook:reservesofforeignexchangeandgold	23740000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:roadways_paved	73506 km (includes 239 km of expressways)
factbook:roadways_total	362099
factbook:sexratio_15_64years	0.951E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:sexratio_65yearsandover	0.628E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:sexratio_atbirth	1.02E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:sexratio_totalpopulation	0.947E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:sexratio_under15years	1.012E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:suffrage	18 years of age; universal
factbook:telephones_mainlinesinuse	4729000
factbook:telephones_mobilecellular	33960000
factbook:telephonesystem_domestic	consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria
factbook:telephonesystem_generalassessment	the system is the best developed and most modern in Africa
factbook:telephonesystem_international	country code - 27; 2 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean)
factbook:televisionbroadcaststations	556 (plus 144 network repeaters)
factbook:televisions	6000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:terrain	vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain
factbook:totalfertilityrate	2.16 children born/woman
rdf:type	factbook:Country
factbook:unemploymentrate	25.5E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:url	<https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sf.html>

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