South Africa Country Guide

South Africa Facts

  • Capital: Cape Town
  • Population: 47,432,000
  • Currency: rand (ZAR)
  • Religions: Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, other Christian 36%, Islam 1.5%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census)
  • Government: republic
  • Languages: IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% (2001 census)
  • Climate: mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights
  • Phone Code: 27

Festivals in South Africa

Big Five Marathon - South Africa (Limpopo Province, South Africa)
Festival Types: Sport - Marathon, Sport - Endurance, Sport - Extreme
Month: June
Big Five Marathon - South Africa Website
Cape Town Comedy Festival (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Comedy
Month: September
Cape Town Comedy Festival Website
Cape Town Festival (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Music - African, Music - World
Month: March
Cape Town Festival Website
Cape Town International Jazz Festival (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz
Month: March
Cape Town International Jazz Festival Snippet Cape Town International Jazz Festival Website
Cape Town International Kite Festival (Cape Town, South Africa)
Festival Types: Kite, Family
Month: October
Cape Town International Kite Festival Video

South Africa Accommodation

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South Africa Flights

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South African Airways

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South Africa Tours