South Africa Country Information

Country information

South Africa is one of the most diverse and beautiful countries to travel in the World. With a nickname of the Rainbow Nation, its spectacular and varied land and friendly people never fail to captivate those who travel around it.

South Africa is located at the southernmost tip of Africa with a long coastline that stretches more than 2,500 km and along two oceans, the Atlantic and the Indian. South Africa has three capital cities Cape Town, the largest of the three, Pretoria the administrative capital and Bloemfontein the judicial capital.

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• Capital: Pretoria (executive)
• Bloemfontein (judicial)
• Cape Town (legislative)
• Population: 49.3 million
• Currency: Rand (ZAR)
• Tourist Information: www.southafrica.net
• Time Zone: SAST (GMT+2)
• Calling Code: +27
• Internet TLD: .za
• Drives on: Left
• Visas: Tourist visas for under 90 days, not required by UK citizens. Check http://www.fco.gov.uk/en for further information.