Presentation of South Africa : Geography

Country’s official name :

South Africa

Capital:

Pretoria

Population of main cities including suburbs:

Johannesburg (5,700,000) ; Johannesburg (town) (3,200,000) ; Durban (3,100,000) ; Cape Town (2,900,000) ; Pretoria (2,000,000)

Area:

1,219,090 km²

Type of Climate :

South Africa experiences pleasant and sunny summers, mild winters, with occasional snow falls on the mountain ranges of the Cape and Natal and in lower-lying areas. There are heavy rains along the south coast from June to September.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Pretoria

Summer Time Period :

None

Official Language:

Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu.

Other Languages Spoken:

Fanagalo, Hindi, Sotho, Tsotsitaal, Venda,

Business Language(s):

English and Afrikaans.

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