South Africa - Practical information

The country in numbers

Country's full name

Republic of South Africa

Area in Km²

1,219,090

Population

54,002,000 population

Capital

Pretoria; Cape Town; Bloemfontein

Religion

11% Zion Christian; 9% Pentecostal; 7% Catholic; 7% Methodist; 66% Others

Government

Unitary constitutional parliamentary republic

Language

Official language

Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu

Languages spoken

None

Time

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time Greenwich)

+2

Currency

Currency

South African Rand

Dangers and annoyances

Dangers and annoyances

Possible terrorism risk

Border Issues

Airports customs

Drugs possession

Not allowed

Theft & Scams

High

Credit cards

Popular

Yes

Cards

Mastercard, Visa

Tips

Leave a tip

Mandatory

Internet and telephony

Calling code

+27

Internet availability

Medium

Electricity

V

220

Hz

50