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South Africa

Location
Location Description

Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa

Continent
Africa
Independent
Yes
Flag
Flag Description

The flag of this country is composed of two equal horizontal bands of red and blue, with a yellow-edged black isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This triangle has its base centered on the hoist end, spans about two-fifth the width and two-third the height of the field, and is enclosed on its sides by the arms of a white-edged green horizontally oriented Y-shaped band which extends along the boundary of the red and blue bands to the fly end of the field.

Capitals
Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Pretoria
Languages
Afrikaans, English, Northern Sotho, Southern Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
Currency
(rand)
Size
471,445 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km) — 26th largest
Total Population
63,100,945 people — 24th largest
Population Density
134 people per sq mi (51.7 people per sq km) — 165th largest

Country Location

Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa

Country Flag

The flag of this country is composed of two equal horizontal bands of red and blue, with a yellow-edged black isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This triangle has its base centered on the hoist end, spans about two-fifth the width and two-third the height of the field, and is enclosed on its sides by the arms of a white-edged green horizontally oriented Y-shaped band which extends along the boundary of the red and blue bands to the fly end of the field.