🇿🇦 South Africa

Time zones in South Africa

• Africa/Johannesburg
  UTC+2 (GMT+2) · South Africa Time

Upcoming public holidays in South Africa

• Fri, May 1Workers' Day
• Sun, May 10Mother's Day
• Tue, Jun 16Youth Day
• Sun, Jun 21Father's Day
• Sat, Jul 18Nelson Mandela Day

See all 2026 South Africa holidays →

Other countries in Southern Africa

• 🇧🇼 Botswana
• 🇸🇿 Eswatini
• 🇱🇸 Lesotho
• 🇳🇦 Namibia
• 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

At a glance

Capital

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Region

Africa

Subregion

Southern Africa

Population

63,100,945

Area

1,221,037 km²

Currency

ZAR R

Calling code

+27

Driving side

left

Languages

afr, eng, nbl, nso, sot, ssw, tsn, tso, ven, xho, zul

Internet TLD

.za

About

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of 1,221,037 square kilometres, the country has a population of over 63 million people, making it the sixth-most populated country in Africa. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest and most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and Durban.

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