South Africa
Geographical information:
Area: 1,221,037 km2
Population: 47 million (2008) [1]
Capital: Cape Town (legislative), Pretoria (administrative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
Official language: Afrikaans, English
Economic data:
GDP (nominal) 2007 [2]
- Total $ 283 billion
- Pro capita $ 5,906
- % World GDP 0.5 [4]
GDP (PPP) 2007 [3]
- Total $ 467 billion
- Pro capita $ 9,761
- % World GDP 0.71 [4]
Form of Government:
Constitutional Republic
Leader:
President, Jacob Zuma
[1] ONU - World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2008/01/weodata/index.aspx
[2] Estimates for 2007 published by the International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, October 2008.
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2008/01/weodata/index.aspx
[3] PPP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Estimates for 2007 published by the International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, October 2008.
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2008/01/weodata/index.aspx
For further information on the calculation of purchasing power parity consult
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcolo_delle_parit%C3%A0_dei_poteri_d%27acquisto
[4] Reprocessing of the figures published by the International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database.
