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| About South Africa |
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| Official Name |
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Republic of South Africa |
| Population |
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51,77 million (Census 2011) |
| Area |
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1 219 090 square kilometres |
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| Political system |
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| Constitutional Democracy; Unitary State. The power is shared between the central Government and the nine Provinces. The Parliament has two Chambers, the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces, with elections every five years. Each of the nine Provinces also have its own Provincial Government and Chamber. |
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| Head of State |
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President Cyril Ramaphosa |
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| Capitals |
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Cape Town (Legislative)
Pretoria (Administrative)
Bloemfontein (Judicial) |
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| The Provinces |
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9 provinces Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North West Province |
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| Languages |
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11 official languages Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
English is widely spoken and is the business language |
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| National Day |
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27 April, in celebration of the first democratic elections
held in South Africa on 27 April 1994 |
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| Time Zone |
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GMT + 2 hours |
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| The seasons Summer |
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mid-October to mid-February |
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| Autumn |
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February to April |
| Winter |
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May to July |
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August to October |
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| Currency |
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Rand (R) 1 Rand is divided into 100 cents |
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| Telephone indicator |
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+ 27 |
| International symbol |
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ZAR |
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| Climate |
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Temperate, warm and sunny Summer 15ºC to 35ºC
Winter 0ºC -20ºC |
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| USEFUL LINKS |
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South African Embassy,
Budapest
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Gárdonyi Géza u. 17,
1026 Budapest, Hungary |
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saembassy.budapest
@dirco.gov.za |
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Tel: +36 1 392-0999
Fax: +36 1 200-7834 |
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| Embassy office hours |
Monday – Thursday:
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08:00 – 12:30 /
13:00 – 17:00
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| Friday: 08:00 – 12:45 |
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| Consular office hours |
| See Consular page |
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