| Region: | Southern Africa |
| Capital: | Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein |
| Population: | 59,308,690 (25th Rank) |
| Size: | 1,221,037 km² (25th Largest) |
| Language: | Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, Zulu, Southern Sotho, Venda, Tswana, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Ndebele |
| Density: | 49 per Km2 |
| Currency: | South African rand |
| National flower: | King Protea |
| National dish: | Bobotie |