| South Africa :
Geographic coordinates
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29 00 S, 24 00 E
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| South Africa :
Population growth rate
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0.26%
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| South Africa :
Birth rate
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21.12 births/1,000 population
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| South Africa :
Death rate
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16.77 deaths/1,000 population
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| South Africa :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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4.2 million
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| South Africa :
Independence
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31 May 1910
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| South Africa :
National holiday
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Freedom Day, 27 April
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| South Africa :
Constitution
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10 December 1996
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| South Africa :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $369 billion
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| South Africa :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $8,500
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| South Africa :
Electricity - consumption
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172.393 billion kWh
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| South Africa :
Exports
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$30.8 billion gold, diamonds, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment
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| South Africa :
Imports
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$27.6 billion machinery, foodstuffs and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, scientific instruments
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| South Africa :
Telephones
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5.075 million
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| South Africa :
Mobile cellular
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2,000,000
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| South Africa :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 14, FM 347, shortwave 1
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| South Africa :
Radios
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13.75 million
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| South Africa :
Television broadcast stations
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556
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| South Africa :
Televisions
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5.2 million
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| South Africa :
Internet country code
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.za
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| South Africa :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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44
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| South Africa :
Internet users
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1.82 million
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| South Africa :
Railways
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20,384 km
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| South Africa :
Highways
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358,596 km
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| South Africa :
Waterways
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N/A
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| South Africa :
Pipelines
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crude oil 931 km; petroleum products 1,748 km; natural gas 322 km
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| South Africa :
Ports and harbors
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Cape Town, Durban, East London, Mosselbaai, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha
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| South Africa :
Merchant marine
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8 ships
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| South Africa :
Airports
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741
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| South Africa :
Heliports
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N/A
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| South Africa :
Military branches
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Army, Navy, Air Force, and Medical Services
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| South Africa :
Military expenditures
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$2 billion
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