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South Africa (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 30 00 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -30.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 026 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 26.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: San Bushmen arrived in area 10,000 BCE; Iron Age Bantu-speakers immigrated for centuries until 15th century; Dias arrived on Cape 1488, Dutch 1650s; British and Boer dispute led to war 1899-1902; non-Europeans were granted limited government participation 1983; official languages are Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu. |
Names: |
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| South Africa (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Republic of South Africa (C,V,O,English,U,N)
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| Suid-Afrika (C,V,Afrikaans-P,U,N)
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| Republiek van Suid-Afrika (C,V,O,Afrikaans,U,N)
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| Zuid-Afrika (C,O)
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| Sewula Afrika (C,V,Ndebele-P,U,N)
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| iRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika (C,V,O,Ndebele,U)
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| Repabliki we Sewula Afrika (C,V,Ndebele,U,N)
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| Afrika-Borwa (C,V,Sotho, Northern-P,U,N)
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| Afrika-Borwa (Setswana,U,N)
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| Afrika-Borwa (Sotho, Southern,U,N)
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| Rephaboliki ya Afrika-Borwa (C,V,O,Sotho, Northern,U)
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| Repabliki ya Afrika-Borwa (C,V,deleted Tswana, use 75054 Setswana,U,N)
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| Repabliki ya Afrika-Borwa (Sotho, Northern,U,N)
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| Repabliki ya Afrika-Borwa (Sotho, Southern,U,N)
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| Afrika Borwa (C,V,Sotho, Southern-P,U)
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| Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa (C,V,O,Sotho, Southern,U)
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| Ningizimu Afrika (C,V,Swati (Swazi)-P,U,N)
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| Ningizimu Afrika (Zulu-P,U,N)
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| iRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika (C,V,O,Swati (Swazi),U)
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| Riphabiliki yase Ningizimu Afrika (C,V,Swati (Swazi),U,N)
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| Riphabiliki yase Ningizimu Afrika (Zulu,U,N)
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| Aforika Borwa (C,V,deleted Tswana, use 75054 Setswana-P,U)
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| Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa (C,V,O,deleted Tswana, use 75054 Setswana,U)
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| Afrika Dzonga (C,V,Tsonga-P,U)
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| Afrika-Dzonga (C,V,Tsonga,U,N)
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| Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga (C,V,O,Tsonga,U)
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| Riphabiliki ya Afrika-Dzonga (C,V,Tsonga,U,N)
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| Afurika Tshipembe (C,V,Venda-P,U)
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| Riphabuliki ya Afurika Tshipembe (C,V,O,Venda,U)
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| Afrika Tshipembe (C,V,Venda,U,N)
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| Riphabuliki ya Afrika Tshipembe (C,V,Venda,U,N)
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| uMzantsi Afrika (C,V,Xhosa-P,U)
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| Mzantsi Afrika (C,V,Xhosa,U,N)
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| iRiphabliki yaseMzantsi Afrika (C,V,O,Xhosa,U)
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| iRiphabliki ya Mzantsi Afrika (C,V,Xhosa,U,N)
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| iRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika (C,V,O,Zulu,U)
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| República de Sudáfrica (C,V,Spanish,U,N)
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| Sudáfrica (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Afrique du Sud (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| République sud-africaine (C,O,French,U,N)
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| África do Sul (C,O)
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| Africa del Sud (C,O)
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| Südafrika (C,O)
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| Южная Африка (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| Южно-Африканская Республика (C,O,Russian,U)
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| 南非 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| 南非共和国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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| ج وٌب أفرًل اِ (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| جُهور ةً ج وٌب أفرًل اِ (C,O,Arabic,U)
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| ZAF (C,O,ISO3L)
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| ZA (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO710 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| SF00 (C,V,FIPS)
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| South African (C,O)
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| דרום אפריקה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Unie van Suid-Afrika (H,V)
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| Union of South Africa (H,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Place Types: |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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federal union established 1910 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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established 1961 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Bloemfontein .......... (inhabited place) |
| .................. |
(World, Africa, South Africa, Free State) [1092884] |
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judicial capital |
| capital is .... |
Cape Town .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, South Africa, Western Cape) [7000811] |
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legislative capital |
| capital is .... |
Pretoria .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, South Africa, Gauteng) [7000810] |
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executive capital |
| member of .... |
Commonwealth of Nations .......... (association) |
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(World) [7005615] |
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withdrew in 1961; rejoined in 1994 |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1945 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| République sud-africaine.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 775 |
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