South Africa
Official name:	South Africa
Capital City:	Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judicial)
Current Local Time:
Country website:	http://www.dhl.co.za
International Dialing Code:	27
Population:	42,768,678 (2003 est)
Currency:	1 rand (R) = 100 cents
Spoken Languages:	11 official languages, including Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
Holidays:	Jan 1, Mar 21, Apr 22, 25, 27, May 1, 2, 18, Jun 16, Aug 9, Sep 24, Dec 16, 25, 26
Major Exports:	Commodities: Gold, Diamonds, Platinum, Other Metals and Minerals, Machinery and Equipment. Partners: UK 12.8%, US 12.7%, Germany 9%, Japan 8.8%, Italy 5.8%
Major Imports:	Commodities: Machinery and Equipment, Chemicals, Petroleum products, Ccientific instruments, Foodstuffs. Partners: Germany 15.4%, US 9.4%, UK 9%, Saudi Arabia 6.9%, Japan 5.8%, France 5%, China 4.9%, Iran 4.1%
Total Export:	$31.8 billion (f.o.b., 2002)
Total Import:	$26.6 billion (f.o.b., 2002)
Gross Domestic Product:	$427.7 billion (2003 est.)
Per Capita Income:	9.1% (2002 est)
Literacy Rate:	86.4%
Population Growth Rate:	0.01% (2003 est.)