South Africa
Fact File
Get to know South Africa! Get the facts about its land, products and people.
Official name: Republic of South Africa
Size: 471,011 square miles; that's bigger than Texas and California together
Population: 43,997,828 as of July 2007
Capital: Pretoria
Official Language: Eleven official languages, including Zulu, Xhosa (kho-suh and English
Climate: Cold winters and hot, humid summers
Products: Gold, diamonds, iron ore, platinum, silver, machinery, corn, wheat, sugarcane and grapes