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Republic of South Africa |
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Introduction |
| Country |
Republic of South Africa |
| Nature Environment |
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Geography
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Located in the south of Africa, the north connects Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, southeast to Indian Ocean, west to Atlantic Ocean |
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Area (square kilometer)
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1,219,090 |
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Climate
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Mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights |
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National Conditions
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| Population |
43,997,828 (July 2007) |
| Official Language |
11 official languages, English is mostly used |
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| Major Religion |
Christianity |
| Other Religion |
Hinduism, Muslim, Jews, Traditional Religion |
| National Day |
April 27 |
| Date to join UN |
November 7,1945 |
| Capital |
Pretoria |
| Regime |
Republic |
| Head of State |
H.E. President Mr. Thabo Mbeki |
| Major Political Party |
African National Congress(ANC) |
| Voltage |
220 Volts |
| Time Differences |
6 hours behind Taiwan |
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Trade Condition
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| Currency System |
Rand, 1USD=6.95Rand 1Rand =4.7NTD |
| GNP |
USD 156,900,000,000 |
| Average Earnings |
USD 3,433 |
| Export Value (USD) |
USD 38,700,000,000(2003) |
| Import Value (USD) |
USD 35,000,000,000(2003) |
| Major Export Items |
Precious metals, Base metals, Mineral products, Machinery, Vehicles, Agricultural products (Food and wine) |
| Major Import Items |
Machine tool, transport equipment, chemicals, food |
| Main Export Country |
Italy, Japan, Germany, English, P.R.C., R.O.C. |
| Main Import Country |
Germany, United States, England, Japan, Italy, R.O.C. |
| Import from Taiwan (USD) |
USD 549,540,123(2003), 653,367,328(2004) |
| Export to Taiwan (USD) |
USD 745,000,000(2003), 1,047,946,069(2004) |
| Trading Partner |
United States, Germany, England, Japan, P.R.C (include Hong Kong), Holland, Italy, France |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves |
USD 7,500,000,000 |
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