SOUTH AFRICA

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South africa People

Country Name: Republic of South Africa

Capital City: Pretoria

Population: 44,187,637

Population Growth: -0.4% (2006)

Currency: rand (ZAR)

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)

Area: 1,219,912 sq km

Inflation Rate: 5% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 25.5% (2006)

Domain extension: .za

PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

29.1% (male 6,447,623/female 6,370,909)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

65.5% (male 14,040,210/female 14,761,179)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

5.4% (male 917,227/female 1,460,680) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

24.3 years

Median Age - male:

23.5 years

Median Age - female:

25.1 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

-0.46% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

17.94 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

22.45 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.02 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.012 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.951 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.628 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.947 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

42.45 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

43.21 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

41.66 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

South African(s)

Ethnic Groups:

black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5% (2001 census)

Religions:

Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census)

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)