Country & territory dossier
South Africa
Africa Sovereign state
Info
- Name
- South Africa
- Continent
- Africa
- Country Codes
- ZAZAF710
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Capitals
- Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Pretoria
- Official Languages
- Afrikaans, English, Northern Sotho, Sesotho, South African Sign Language, Southern Ndebele, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
- Currency
- rand (ZAR)
- Area
- 1,221,037 km²
- Political Status
- Sovereign state
- Head of Government
- Cyril Ramaphosa - President Of South Africa - Since
- Forms of Government
- Parliamentary Republic, Representative Democracy
Treaties & organizations
62 recorded memberships
| Organization / agreement | Membership type |
|---|---|
| African Development Bank GroupAFDB | member |
| African UnionAU | member |
| African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of StatesACP | member |
| Bank for International SettlementsBIS | member |
| BRICSBRICS | member |
| CommonwealthC | member |
| Community of DemocraciesCD | member |
| Financial Action Task ForceFATF | member |
| Food and Agriculture OrganizationFAO | member |
| Group of 20G-20 | member |
| Group of 24G-24 | member |
| Group of 5G-5 | member |
| Group of 77G-77 | member |
| Inter-Parliamentary UnionIPU | member |
| International Atomic Energy AgencyIAEA | member |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentIBRD | member |
| International Chamber of CommerceICC | national committees |
| International Civil Aviation OrganizationICAO | member |
| International Criminal CourtICCT | member |
| International Criminal Police OrganizationINTERPOL | member |
| International Development AssociationIDA | member |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesIFRCS | member |
| International Finance CorporationIFC | member |
| International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentIFAD | member |
| International Hydrographic OrganizationIHO | member |
| International Labor OrganizationILO | member |
| International Maritime OrganizationIMO | member |
| International Mobile Satellite OrganizationIMSO | member |
| International Monetary FundIMF | member |
| International Olympic CommitteeIOC | member |
| International Organization for MigrationIOM | member |
| International Organization for StandardizationISO | member |
| International Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementICRM | member |
| International Telecommunication Satellite OrganizationITSO | member |
| International Telecommunication UnionITU | member |
| International Trade Union ConfederationITUC | NGOs |
| Multilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyMIGA | member |
| Nonaligned MovementNAM | member |
| Nuclear Suppliers GroupNSG | member |
| Organisation for Economic Cooperation and DevelopmentOECD | enhanced engagement |
| Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsOPCW | member |
| Paris ClubPARIS_CLUB | associate |
| Permanent Court of ArbitrationPCA | member |
| Southern African Customs UnionSACU | member |
| Southern African Development CommunitySADC | member |
| United NationsUN | member |
| United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUNCTAD | member |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural OrganizationUNESCO | member |
| United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesUNHCR | member |
| United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUNIDO | member |
| United Nations Institute for Training and ResearchUNITAR | member |
| United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the CongoMONUSCO | member |
| United Nations–African Union Mission in DarfurUNAMID | member |
| Universal Postal UnionUPU | member |
| World Customs OrganizationWCO | member |
| World Federation of Trade UnionsWFTU | NGOs |
| World Health OrganizationWHO | member |
| World Intellectual Property OrganizationWIPO | member |
| World Meteorological OrganizationWMO | member |
| World Tourism OrganizationUNWTO | member |
| World Trade OrganizationWTO | member |
| Zangger CommitteeZC | member |