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CIA World Factbook Flashcards

1
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Area (comparative size)

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Slightly less than twice the size of Texas

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Countries bordering South Africa and length of shared borders

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Botswana 1,969 km
Lesotho 1,106 km
Mozambique 496 km
Namibia 1,005 km
Swaziland 438 km
Zimbabwe 230 km
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3
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Length of coastline

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2,798 km

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Climate

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Mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast, sunny days, cool nights

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5
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Natural Resources (top 5)

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Gold
Chromium
Antimony
Coal
Iron ore
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6
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Land Use

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Agricultural Land 79.4%
Arable Land 9.9%
Permanent Crops .3%
Permanent Pasture 69.2%
Forest 7.6%
Other 13%
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7
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Total Renewable Water Sources

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51.4 cu km

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Natural Hazards

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Prolonged droughts

Volcanism (the volcano forming Marion Island in the Prince Edward Island is South Africa’s only active volcano)

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Environment - Current Issues

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Lack of important arterial rivers or lakes requires extensive water conservation and control measures; growth in water usage outpacing supply; pollution resulting in acid rain; soil erosion; and desertification

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Environment - International Agreements - Party to (first 6)

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Antarctic - Environmental Protocol
Antarctic - Marine Living Resources
Antarctic Seals
Antarctic Treaty
Biodiversity 
Climate Change
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Ethnic Groups (include %)

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Black African 80.2%
White 8.4%
Colored (person of mixed race ancestry) 8.8%
Indian/Asian 2.5%

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Languages

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IziZulu
IziXhosa
Afrikaans
English
Sepedi
Setswana 
Sesotho
Xitsonga
siSwati
Tshivenda
isiNdebele
Sign Languge
Other
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Religions

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Protestant (Zionist Christian, Pentacostal/ Charismatic, Methodist, Dutch Reformed And Angelican)
Catholic
Muslim
Other Christian
Other Religions
Unspecified
None
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14
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Population

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53,675,563 (26th Largest Population in the World)

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Median Age

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Total: 26.5 years
Male: 26.2 years
Female: 26.7 years

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16
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Population Growth Rate

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1.33%

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17
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Life Expectancy at Birth (total population)

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62.34 years

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18
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Total Fertility Rates

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2.33 children born/women

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19
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Literacy Rate (total population)

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94.3%

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Area (size of country)

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1,219,090 sq km

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School Life Expectancy (primary to tertiary education total)

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14 years

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Conventional long form name

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Republic of South Africa

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Conventional Short Form Name

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South Africa

24
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Government Type and Capital City

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Republic and Pretoria (administrative capital);
Cape Town (legislative capital);
And Bloemfontein (judicial capital)
25
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Independence Date

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May 31, 1961 (republic declared)

April 27, 1994 (majority rule)

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Legal System

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Mixed Legal System of Roman-Dutch Civil Law, English Common Law, and Customary Law

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Suffrage

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18 years of age and Universal

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Chief of State (full name)

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President Jacob Zuma

29
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Head of Government (full name)

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President Jacob Zuma

30
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Legislative Branch (English Name Only)

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National Council of Provinces and National Assembly

31
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International Organization Participation (choose 4)

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AU-African Union
IMF
WTO
ITU
UNITAR
WHO
WTO
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - per capita (PPP)

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$13,100

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GDP - Composition, by sector of origin

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Agriculture 2.5%
Industry 29.5%
Services 68%

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Agriculture - products (top 3)

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Corn
Wheat
Sugarcane

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Industries (top 3)

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Mining
Automobile assembly
Metalworking

36
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Labor Force - by occupation

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Agriculture 4%
Industry 18%
Services 66%

37
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Population Below Poverty Line

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35.9%

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Unemployment Rate

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25.1%

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Exports - Commodities

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Gold, diamonds, platinum, other metals and minerals

machinery and equipment

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Import Commodities

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Machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, scientific instruments, and foodstuffs

41
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Export Partners

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China
U.S.
Japan
Botswana 
Germany
Namibia
India
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Import Partners

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China
Germany
Saudi Arabia
U.S.
Nigeria
India
43
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Military Expenditures

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1.2% of GDP

44
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Disputes - International

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South Africa has placed military units to assist police operations along border of Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique to control smuggling, poaching and illegal migration
The governments of South Africa and Namibia have not signed or ratified the text of the 1994 Surveyor’s General Agreement placing boundary in the middle of Orange River

45
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Refugee and internally displaced persons

Number of refugees and country of origin

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40,133 Somalia
30,125 Democratic Republic of the Congo
18,830 Ethiopia
6,217 Zimbabwe 
6,035 Republic of the Congo

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