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South Africa, officially Republic of South Africa ( in afrikaans: Republiek van Suid-Afrika; English: Republic of South Africa; in the South ndebele: iRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika; Xhosa: yomZantsi Afrika-iRiphabliki; Zulu: iRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika; in swazi: iRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika; Sesotho sa leboa: Repabliki Afrika-Borwa already; Sotho: Rephaboliki already Afrika Borwa; in tswana: Rephaboliki already Aforika Borwa; in tsonga: Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga; for sale: Riphabu do iki already Afurika Tshipembe )? It is a sovereign country of southern Africa or the South whose form of Government is a parliamentary Republic. Its territory is organized into 9 provinces. Its capital is formed by three cities: Pretoria, headquarters of the Executive Branch; Bloemfontein, the seat of the judiciary: and Cape Town, seat of legislative power.It has a 2,798 kilometres of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans. It limits to the North with Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the East by Mozambique and Swaziland, while Lesotho is an enclave surrounded by South African territory.South Africa is known for its diversity of cultures, languages and religious beliefs, by what is known as the rainbow nation. Eleven languages are recognised as official by the Constitution of South Africa. Two of the eleven languages are of European origin: afrikaans, English, and language that comes directly from the Dutch and is spoken by the majority of the white and mestizo population. Although English has an important role in public and commercial life is, however, the fifth language by native speakers.South Africa is an ethnically diverse country. 79.5% Of the South African population is of black descent, which is divided into different ethnic groups speaking different Bantu languages, nine of which are official. It also has the largest communities of people of European and Indian backgrounds, as well as multiracial communities in the continent.South Africa is one of the founding members of the African Union, and has the largest economy on the continent among all members. It is also a founding member of the United Nations and NEPAD. The country is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Antarctic Treaty, the Group of 77, the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic, the Southern African Customs Union, the WTO, the IMF, G20, G8 5, the CIVETS, among others.South Africa is also a country where there are major inequalities between social groups; While there are large fortunes and the capitals are among the main centres of business in Africa, about one-quarter of the South African population is desempleada8 and live on less than 1.25 U.S. dollars a day.It has a rich fauna and flora which is within the list of megadiverse countries.
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