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South Africa
Continent:Africa|Region:Southern Africa|Capital:Pretoria
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: ZA|ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: ZAF
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| Stat | Value | World Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 👥Population | 63.2M people | 24th |
| 🗺️Country Size | 1.2M km² | 25th |
| 💰Wealth per Person | $6.0K | 123rd |
| 💵Total Economy | $381.4B | 40th |
| ❤️Life Expectancy | 66.1 years | 181st |
| 🏙️City Dwellers | 63.6% | 110th |
| 🌐Internet Access | 75.7% | 112th |
| 👶Birth Rate | 2.216 births/woman | 94th |
| ✈️Tourists per Year | 3.9M arrivals/year | 43rd |
| 🌲Forest Cover | 14.0% | 147th |
| 📉Unemployment | 32.1% | 2nd |
| 🎖️Military Budget | 0.755 % of GDP | 132nd |
| ♻️Green Energy | 9.7% | 146th |
| 📈Inflation | 6.1% | 85th |
| 🍺Beer Drinking | 59.4 L/year | 28th |
| ☕Coffee Drinking | 0.6 kg/year | 54th |
| 🍷Wine Drinking | 7.5 L/year | 40th |
| 🎓Education Spending | 6.123 % of GDP | 23rd |
| 🏥Health Spending | 8.91 % of GDP | 46th |
| 🌾Farmland | 9.9% | 104th |
| 🏦Foreign Investment | $3.9B | 54th |
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South Africa shares a border with 6 countries.
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