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South Africaat a Glance

LocationSouthern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa

Population44,344,136

Population Growth Rate-0.31%

ReligionsZion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, other Christian 36%, Islam 1.5%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1%

LanguagesIsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2%

Literacyage 15 and over can read and write
definition:  
total population:  86.4%
male: 87%
female:  85.7% (2003 est.)

Related Resources
CIA Factbook-South Africa