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Republic of South Africa
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    General Information
    Region    Southern Africa
    Population (000, 2020)   59 309
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   48.9
    Capital city    Pretoriab
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   2 472.6c
    UN membership date    07-Nov-45
    Surface area (km2)   1 221 037a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   97.1
    National currency    Rand (ZAR)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   14c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)375 348317 416368 094d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)31.20.8d
    GDP per capita (current US$)7 328.65 730.96 369.2d
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)2.62.32.4d
    Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)30.229.129d
    Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)56.664.861.8d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)4.95.65e
    Employment in industry (% of employed)24.423.822.7e
    Employment in services (% employed)70.770.672.3e
    Unemploymente (% of labour force)24.725.228.5
    Labour force participation ratee (female/male pop. %)44.9 / 60.448.6 / 62.549.7 / 62.6
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexf,g (2010=100)100130159c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)117122117h
    International trade: exportsi (million current US$)82 63180 26589 396c
    International trade: importsi (million current US$)83 10085 51088 037c
    International trade: balancei (million current US$)-469- 5 2441 358c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 5 492- 14 568- 10 667c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratej (average annual %)1.31.61.4
    Urban population (% of total population)62.264.866.9c
    Urban population growth ratej (average annual %)22.2...
    Fertility rate, totalj (live births per woman)2.62.62.4
    Life expectancy at birthj (females/males, years)57.3 / 52.364.2 / 57.867.1 / 60.2
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)29.7 / 7.229.3 / 7.928.8 / 8.5
    International migrant stockk (000/% of total pop.)2 114.8 / 4.13 816.7 / 6.94 224.3 / 7.2c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)229.7l912.6273.5m,c
    Infant mortality ratej (per 1 000 live births)48.132.927.2
    Health: Current expendituren (% of GDP)7.48.28.1a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)0.70.80.9a
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)5.766.2d
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)102.7 / 106.8101.9 / 109.299.1 / 102.6a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)96.6 / 91.0108.8 / 110.1109.0 / 100.4a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)... / ...23.2 / 16.5o26.4 / 18.4a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)3133.736.4d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)44.541.546.4p
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internete (per 100 inhabitants)2451.956.2a
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)0.70.80.8a
    Threatened species (number)441527597
    Forested area (% of land area)7.67.6e7.6e,a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)418.8 / 8.1418.3 / 7.6421.7 / 7.4a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)6 5696 5956 653a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)114103104a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)8 074q8 904q,r10 472r,d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)2930.832.5c
    Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)87.3 / ...83.4 / ...81.9 / ...a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)0.280.460.26d
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