Passport card
Republic of South Africa
South Africa
- Capital
- Pretoria
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Rand
- Languages
- 12 official languages, including sign language
- People
- About 6.3 crore
- Size
- About 12.2 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Cyril Ramaphosa
- All could vote from
- 27 April 1994
- About the capital
- South Africa has three capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein.
- Time
- 3½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Pretoria
⭐ Bunny chow, from Durban's Indians, is a loaf of bread filled with curry!
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Two ways to learn
Learn about South Africa
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to South Africa
Turn the globe with your finger. South Africa has 6 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
South Africa and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is almost 3 times the size of South Africa.
- PeopleIndia has about 23 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 6.3 crore in South Africa.
- DistancePretoria is about 8,000 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeSouth Africa is 3½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Pretoria.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on South Africa, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on South Africa
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn South Africa's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put South Africa back on the map
South Africa and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free South Africa worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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