South Africa

Summary

South Africa is a sovereign state^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of sovereign_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40,333 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• South Africa is in the country of South Africa^[3].
• South Africa is on the body of water South Atlantic Ocean^[4].
• South Africa is on the body of water Indian Ocean^[5].
• South Africa's head of government is recorded as Cyril Ramaphosa^[6].
• South Africa is on the continent of Africa^[7].
• South Africa's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[8].
• South Africa's instance of is recorded as country^[9].
• South Africa's head of state is recorded as Cyril Ramaphosa^[10].
• South Africa's capital is recorded as Pretoria^[11].
• South Africa's capital is recorded as Bloemfontein^[12].
• South Africa's capital is recorded as Cape Town^[13].
• South Africa's official language is recorded as English^[14].
• South Africa's official language is recorded as Afrikaans^[15].
• South Africa's official language is recorded as Southern Ndebele^[16].
• South Africa's official language is recorded as Northern Sotho^[17].
• South Africa's official language is recorded as Sesotho^[18].
• South Africa's official language is recorded as Swazi^[19].
• South Africa's official language is recorded as Tsonga^[20].
• South Africa's official language is recorded as Tswana^[21].
• South Africa's official language is recorded as Venda^[22].
• South Africa's official language is recorded as Xhosa^[23].
• South Africa's official language is recorded as Zulu^[24].
• South Africa's official language is recorded as South African Sign Language^[25].
• South Africa's currency is recorded as rand^[26].
• South Africa's shares border with is recorded as Namibia^[27].

Body

Geography

South Africa is in the country of it^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include South Atlantic Ocean^[4], a sea^[28] and Indian Ocean^[5], an ocean^[29]. It is on the continent of Africa^[7]. It is part of Southern Africa^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[8] and country^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for South Africa include BRICS^[31], a coalition^[32], founded in 2009^[33]; South Africans^[34], an inhabitant^[35]; and CIVETS^[36], an acronym^[37], in Colombia^[38].

Why It Matters

South Africa ranks in the top 9% of sovereign_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40,333 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for it include BRICS^[31], a coalition^[32], founded in 2009^[33]; South Africans^[34], an inhabitant^[35]; and CIVETS^[36], an acronym^[37], in Colombia^[38].