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| South Africa Fast Facts |
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| GDP (PPP) |
US$467.6 billion |
| GDP per capita (PPP) |
US$10,600 |
| GDP real growth rate |
5% |
| Inflation |
6.5% |
| Local currency |
Rand (ZAR) |
| Exchange rate |
7.05 ZAR : 1 US$ |
| Capital city |
Pretoria |
| Population |
43,786,11 |
| Ethnic groups |
black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5% (2001 census) |
| Languages |
IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% (2001 census) |
| Religion |
Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed |
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