| Name: | South Africa (Republic of South Africa) |
| Local name (Afrikaans): | Suid-Afrika (Republiek van Suid-Afrika) |
| Local name (other official languages): | See |
| Bordering countries: | Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 1 219.9 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 42 769 ths. |
| Capital: | Pretoria |
| Official languages: | English, Afrikaans, Venda, Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga |
| Administrative divisions: | 9 provinces |