South Africa Fact Sheet
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Namibia Country Formation Date | 1990 | Namibia | South Africa | March 21, 1990 |
| South Africa Country Formation Date | 1910 | South Africa | May 31,1910 |
Database: Scientific Names of Spices and Herbs
| Record Name | Herb | Scientific Name |
| South African Geranium | South African Geranium | Pelargonium sidoides |
Database: Death Rates by Country
| Record Name | Country | Death Rate (per 1000 persons) | Source |
| Death Rate for South Africa | South Africa | 17.0 | Wikipedia |
Database: World Gold Mining Production By Country
| Record Name | Country | Metal | 1999 (Kilograms) | 2000 (Kilograms) | 2001 (Kilograms) | 2002 (Kilograms) | 2003 (Kilograms) | Source |
| Gold production for South Africa | South Africa | Gold | 451,300 | 430,800 | 394,800 | 395,173 | 375,787 | United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program |
Database: World Wide Lanuage Speakers
| Record Name | Language | Primary Country | Source | Rank | Speakers |
| ZULU World Wide Language Speakers | ZULU | South Africa | 13th Edition of the Ethnologue | 87 | 9,142,000 |
Database: Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Selected Cities
| Record Name | City | Country | Region | Total Cost (US$ per sq. m) | Rent (Total Cost (US$ per sq. m)) | Other Expenses (US$ per sq. m) | Source |
| Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Sandton | Sandton | South Africa | Africa | 163 | 136 | 27 | Cushman & Wakefield |
| Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Cape Town | Cape Town | South Africa | Africa | 121 | 97 | 24 | Cushman & Wakefield |
Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Life Expectancy | Rank |
| South Africa Life Expectancy | South Africa | World Fact Book | 42.45 | 214 |
Database: World Oil Production by Country
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | Barrels per Day |
| South Africa Oil Production | South Africa | 2006 | 2006 CIA World Factbook | 216,700 |
Database: World's Tallest Buildings
| Record Name | City | Country | Height in Meters | Height in Feet |
| Sasol Stack | Secunda | South Africa | 301 | 987 |
| Television Tower | Johannesburg | South Africa | 232 | 761 |
| Lukasrand Tower | Pretoria | South Africa | 177 | 581 |
Database: 2006 World Monuments Fund Complete Watch List
| Record Name | Country | Organization Name | Source |
| Richtersveld Cultural Landscape (SOUTH AFRICA) | South Africa | Richtersveld Cultural Landscape | World Monuments Fund |
Database: Number of Airports in World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Year | Airports | Source |
| Number of Airports in South Africa | South Africa | 2007 | 728 | CIA World Fact Book |
Database: Local Names of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Local Name |
| Local Name for South Africa | South Africa | South Africa |
Database: Unemployment rate for world countries
| Record Name | Country | Rate (Percent) | Note | Source |
| Unemployment rate for South Africa | South Africa | 25.50 | 2006 est. | Wikipedia |
Database: Legal Driving Blood Alcohol Limits
| Record Name | Country | Region | Blood Alcohol Limit (Percent) |
| Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for South Africa | South Africa | Africa | 0.05 |
Database: World Literacy Rates
| Record Name | Country | Source | Total | Men | Women | Year |
| South Africa Literacy Rate | South Africa | UNESCO | 87.1 percent | 87.7 percent | 86.5 percent | 2005 |
Database: World Wide Chocolate Makers
| Record Name | Country | Region | Food | Company |
| Coti Chocolate Manufactures | South Africa | Africa | Chocolate | Coti Chocolate Manufactures |
Database: World Wide Wheat Production
| Record Name | Country | Commodity | 2007/2008 Production (1000 MT) | Source |
| Wheat Production for South Africa, Republic of | South Africa, Republic of | Wheat | 1,750 | US Department of Agriculture |
Database: List of countries by train railway track length
| Record Name | Country | Year Reported | Transportation Type | Railway Length (km) | Source |
| South Africa Railway Length | South Africa | 2005 | Train | 20,047 | Wikipedia |
Database: Internet Country Codes
| Record Name | Country | Internet Code |
| ZA South Africa | South Africa | ZA |
Database: Prison Population by Country
| Record Name | Year | Source |
| Prison population for South Africa | 2007 | Human Development Reports (UNDP) |
Database: Worlds Largest Economic Entities (2000)
| Record Name | Country or Corporation | Year | GDP / sales ($million) | Source |
| GDP Sales for South Africa (2000) | South Africa | 2000 | 131,127.00 | Institute for Policy Studies (Report on the Top 200 corporations) |
Database: World Wide Shortwave Radio Stations
| Record Name | Language | City | Country | Media | kHz |
| Radio RSA | Johannesburg | South Africa | Radio | 5980 | |
| Radio RSA | Johannesburg | South Africa | Radio | 11,900 | |
| Radio RSA | Johannesburg | South Africa | Radio | 25,790 |
Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country
| Record Name | Country | 1975 (liters per year) | 1979 (liters per year) | 2003 (liters per year) | 2004 (liters per year) | Source |
| Average total alchohol consumption per person for South Africa | South Africa | n/a | n/a | 6.72 | n/a | World Health Organization |
Database: Country Population (2002)
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Year | Land Area | Population | Source |
| South Africa | South Africa | Pretoria ² | 2002 | 1,219,912 | 43,647,658 | The World Factbook 2002, CIA |
Database: Coin Mints of the World
| Record Name | Country | City | Address |
| South African Mint | South Africa | Johannseburg | Old Johannesburg Road, Gateway, Centurion, Republic of South Africa, Tel 0027 12 677 2777PO Box 464, Pretoria 0001, Republic of South Africa |
Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Thousand Metric Tonnes | per Capita (per thousand people) |
| South Africa CO2 Carbon Emissions | South Africa | World Resources Institute | 344,590 | 7.77085 |
Database: Coastline of world countries
| Record Name | Country | Coastline (KM) |
| South Africa Ocean Coastline Length | South Africa | 2,798 |
Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)
| Record Name | Country | Source | Rate (2003) | Rate (2002) | Rate (2001) | Rate (2000) |
| SOUTH AFRICA Inflation Rate | South Africa | International Monetary Fund | 5.2 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
Database: High School Education Equivalents by Country
| Record Name | Country | High School Equivalent Education |
| High School Equivalent for South Africa | South Africa | South African Senior Certificate |
Database: Capital Cities of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Country Long Name | FIPS code |
| Republic of South Africa (South Africa) | South Africa | Pretoria (administrative)Cape Town (legislative)Bloemfontein (judiciary) | Republic of South Africa | SF |
Database: World Currency List
| Record Name | Country | Symbol | Subdivision | Name |
| South Africa | South Africa | R | 100 cents | rand |
Database: Country GDP (2005)
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | GDP | GDP per Capita | Real Growth Rate | Inflation |
| South Africa GDP | South Africa | 2005 | The World Factbook 2006 | 533.2 billion | 12,000 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
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