South Africa

• Capital: Cape Town (legislative), Pretoria (executive), and Bloemfontein (judicial)
• Population: 41,743,459
• Land Area: 470,689 square miles
• Population Density: 89 per square mile
• Major Religion: Mainly Christian
• Major Language: 11 official languages including Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, and Sotho
• Government: Federal republic with bicameral Parliament and universal suffrage.
• Local Divisions: 9 provinces
• Gross Domestic Product: $194.3 billion (1994)
• Life Expectancy: 57 male; 62 female