Data Sheet:
Internet Resources:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ site doesn't exist
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/ (this is the site link that works)
http://geography.about.com/od/countryinformation/Country_Information.htm
https://www.populationpyramid.net/south-africa/2023/
https://www.prb.org/
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST?locations=IL
Name of Country: South Africa
Capital(s): Pretoria (executive); Bloemfontein (judicial); Cape Town (legislative)
Area: 1,219,090 sq km
Arable Land: 9.9% (2018 est.)
Physical Features: South Africa has Kalahari Desert at north at border with Botswana. Majority
of the country are high plateaus covered by grassland or trees. To the east, south, and west of
the plateau lands is a mountainous region called the Great Escarpment, which is separation of
coastal plains from the highly elevated interior plateaus. Major rivers are Orange and Limpopo
Population: 58,048,332 (2023 est.)
Density: 49 per Km2 (2021)
Form of Government: parliamentary republic
Head of Government/Head of State: Cyril Ramaphosa
Neighboring Countries: South Africa is bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe on north
and Mozambique and Eswatini (former name Swaziland) on east. South Africa surrounds
Lesotho in the east.
Crude Birth Rate: 18.24 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Crude Death Rate: 9.25 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Growth Rate: 0.91% (2023 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate: 24.99 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy Male: 64.26 years
Life Expectancy Female: 66.96 years (2023 est.)
Literacy Rate Male: 95.5%
Literacy Rate Female: 94.5% (2019)
Main Imports: crude petroleum, refined petroleum, cars and vehicle parts, gold, broadcasting
equipment
Main Exports: gold, platinum, cars, iron products, coal, manganese, diamonds
Per Capita GNP/GDP: $13,300 (2021 est.)
Currency: South African rand
Natural Resources: gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates,
tin, rare earth elements, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas
Trade Partners: China 15%, United Kingdom 8%, Germany 7%, United States 6%, India 6%
(2019)
Activity #11 - Handout 2
POPULATION PYRAMID
LOCATION: South Africa YEAR: 2023
DATA SOURCE: https://www.populationpyramid.net/israel/2022/
