The Republic of South Africa (RSA) is the southernmost country in Africa. 
South Africa has three capital cities :
- executive Pretoria,
- legislative Cape Town,
- judicial Bloemfontein.
South Africa processes various natural resources, with gold, diamond, and platinum being the leading mining products. South Africa is often referred to as the "Rainbow Nation" to describe the country's multicultural diversity where people of different races could live together in peace and harmony.

Geography

South Africa, at the southern tip of the African continent, borders Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.

Area (square kilometer)

1,219,090

Climate

The climate is mild throughout South Africa. There's really not a bad time to visit, but October is our favorite month - it's spring then, an ideal season for touring. Snow is a possibility June-August in the mountain areas. It generally rains in the afternoon during the summer (November-February) in many parts of the country, except in the Cape Province, where it rains during winter.

Population

57,516,665 (2022 est.)

Median age

28 years  (2020 est.)

Age structure

- 0-14 years→27.94%
- 15-24 years→16.8%
- 25-54 years→42.37%
- 55-64 years→6.8%
- 65 years and over→6.09% (2020 est.)

Official Language

- isiZulu (official) 25.3%
- isiXhosa (official) 14.8%
- Afrikaans (official) 12.2%
- Sepedi (official) 10.1%
- Setswana (official) 9.1%
- English (official) 8.1%
- Sesotho (official) 7.9%
- Xitsonga (official) 3.6%
- siSwati (official) 2.8%
- Tshivenda (official) 2.5%
- isiNdebele (official) 1.6% (2018 est.)

Other Language

Others (includes Khoi, Nama, and San languages) 2% (2018 est.)

Religions

- Christian 86%
- Ancestral, Tribal, Animist, or other traditional African religions 5.4%,
- Muslim 1.9%, other 1.5%, nothing in particular 5.2% (2015 est.)

National Day

27-Apr

Capital

- Pretoria (administrative capital)
- Cape Town (legislative capital)
- Bloemfontein (judicial capital)

Regime

Republic

Head of State

H.E. President Mr. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa

Major Political Party

African National Congress(ANC)

Voltage

220 Volts

Time Differences

6 hours slower than Taiwan

Currency System

1USD=17.7 Rand, 1Rand=1.8 NTD (2022.09)

GDP

USD 301.92 Billion (2020)

Average Earnings

USD 12,600(2018 est.), USD 12,500(2019 est.), USD 11,500(2020 est.)

Export Value (USD)

$93.03 billion (2020)

Import Value (USD)

USD 77.8 Billion (2020)

Major Export Items

- mineral products (25.1% of total exports, including chrome, manganese, vanadium, vermiculite, ilmenite, palladium, rutile and zirconium, crude, and coal)
- precious metals (16.7%, mainly gold, platinum, diamonds, and jewelry)
- vehicles and aircraft vessels (11.9%)
- iron and steel products (11.9%)
- machinery (8.1%)
- chemicals (6.1%)
- vegetables (5.4%)

Major Import Items

- machinery (23.5% of total imports)
- mineral products (15.1%)
- vehicles and aircraft vessels (10%)
- chemicals (10.9%)
- equipment components (8.1%)
- iron and steel products (5.3%)

Main Export Country

- China (9.7% of total exports)
- United States (7.5%)
- Germany (7.1%)
- India (4.7%)
- Japan (4.7%)
- Botswana (4.3%)
- Others include Namibia, the UK, Mozambique, and the Netherlands

Main Import Country

- China (18.3%)
- Germany (11.5%)
- United States (6.6%)
- India (4.7%)
- Saudi Arabia (4.6%)
- Japan (3.4%)
- Others include: the UK, Thailand, Italy, and France

Import from Taiwan (USD)

USD 567.689 million (2021)

Export to Taiwan (USD)

USD 992.031 million (2021)

Trading Partner

China, United States, India, Germany, Japan, the UK

Foreign Exchange Reserves

$59.26 billion (May 2022)