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South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is Africa’s southernmost country. The country has nine provinces and is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. South Africa also encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of 1,221,037 square kilometres (471,445 square miles), the country has a population of over 63 million people, making it the sixth-most populated country in Africa and the 24th most populated in the world.
The Republic of South Africa was established on May 31, 1961, by the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, the Senate and House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa through the Republic of South Africa Act. It vested the powers of the Crown and the monarch of South Africa in the office of State President.
Pretoria is the administrative capital, Cape Town is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is the judicial capital. Johannesburg is the largest and most populous city, followed by Cape Town and Durban.
South Africa encompasses a variety of cultures, languages, and religions, and has been called the “rainbow nation”, especially in the wake of apartheid, to describe its diversity.
Religion
85.3% Christianity
7.8% Traditional faiths
3.1% No religion
1.6% Islam
1.1% Hinduism
1.1% Other