| South Africa Government and Economy |
| Government: Country Name: Conventional Long Form: Republic of South Africa Government type: Republic Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town Independence: May 31, 1910 National Holiday: April 27 (established 1994) |
| Economy: GDP: real growth rate - 0.6% Population Below Poverty Line: NA% Inflation Rate: 5.5% Labor Force: 15 million economically active Unemployment rate: 30% Budget: revenues: $30.5 billion expedentures: $38 billion Industries: mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium) automobile assembly, metalworking, machenery, textile, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs Exports: $28 billion Imports: $26 billion Currency: Rand |