| Capital | Administrative: Pretoria Legislative: Cape Town Judicial: Bloemfontein |
| Government | Republic |
| Currency | Rand (ZAR) |
| Area | Total: 1,219,912km² Water: 4,620km² Land: 1,214,470km² |
| Population | 48,782,756 (July 2008 est.) |
| Language | Afrikaans English Zulu |
| Religion | Christian 68% (includes most Whites and Coloured, and about 60% of Blacks), Muslim 2% (includes most Malays, 40% of Indians and some immigrants from Africa), Hindu 1.5% (60% of Indians), indigenous beliefs, animist, other religions and people without religion 28.5% |
| Electricity | 220-240V, 50HZ (South Africa plug) |
| Country code | 27 |
| Internet TLD | .za |
| Time Zone | UTC+2h |