South Africa

E3669

country in Africa sovereign state

South Africa is a country at the southern tip of the African continent, known for its cultural and linguistic diversity, complex history of apartheid and democratic transition, and significant economic and political influence in the region.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
South Africa canonical	6,635
Republic of South Africa	138
Union of South Africa	18
South African state	2
FA (South Africa)	1
Republic of South Africa (pre-1994 boundaries)	1
South Africa zone	1
Union of South Africa (after 1910, as Province of Natal)	1
ZAF	1
name "South Africa"	1

Statements (135)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	country in Africa ⓘ sovereign state ⓘ
bordersCountry	Botswana ⓘ Eswatini ⓘ Mozambique ⓘ Namibia ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ
callingCode	+27 ⓘ
capital	Pretoria, South Africa ⓘ surface form: Pretoria
climateType	varied ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
countryCode	ZA ⓘ
currency	South African rand ⓘ
currencyCode	ZAR ⓘ
drivesOn	left ⓘ
drivingLawSystem	mixed legal system ⓘ
drivingSide	left ⓘ
enclosesCountry	Lesotho ⓘ
endOfApartheidApproxDate	1994-04-27 ⓘ
executiveCapital	Pretoria, South Africa ⓘ surface form: Pretoria
firstBlackPresident	Nelson Mandela ⓘ
firstDemocraticElectionDate	1994-04-27 ⓘ
governmentType	constitutional democracy ⓘ parliamentary republic ⓘ
hasAdministrativeDivisionType	province ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ
hasNotableIndustry	agriculture ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ mining ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Cape Floral Region Protected Areas ⓘ Cradle of Humankind ⓘ Khomanani Cultural Landscape ⓘ Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape ⓘ Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape ⓘ Robben Island ⓘ Vredefort Dome ⓘ iSimangaliso Wetland Park ⓘ uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle	President of South Africa ⓘ
headOfStateTitle	President of South Africa ⓘ
historicalEvent	apartheid ⓘ transition to democracy ⓘ
hostedEvent	1995 Rugby World Cup ⓘ 2003 Cricket World Cup ⓘ 2010 FIFA World Cup ⓘ
independenceDate	1931-12-11 ⓘ
independenceEvent	Republic declared ⓘ Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ
independenceFrom	United Kingdom ⓘ
internetTLD	.za ⓘ
ISO3166-1Alpha2Code	ZA ⓘ
ISO3166-1Alpha3Code	South Africa self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ZAF
judicialBody	Constitutional Court of South Africa ⓘ
judicialCapital	Bloemfontein ⓘ
largestCity	Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ surface form: Johannesburg
legalSystemComponents	English common law ⓘ Roman-Dutch law ⓘ customary law ⓘ
legislativeCapital	Cape Town ⓘ
legislature	Parliament of South Africa ⓘ
locatedIn	Southern Africa ⓘ
lowerHouse	Parliament of South Africa ⓘ surface form: National Assembly of South Africa
majorCity	Bloemfontein ⓘ Cape Town ⓘ Durban ⓘ Port Elizabeth ⓘ Pretoria, South Africa ⓘ surface form: Pretoria
majorEthnicGroup	Black African ⓘ Coloured ⓘ Indian or Asian ⓘ White ⓘ
majorExport	automobiles ⓘ coal ⓘ diamonds ⓘ gold ⓘ platinum ⓘ
majorReligion	Christianity ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ
memberOf	African Union ⓘ BRICS ⓘ Commonwealth countries ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Nations G20 ⓘ Southern African Development Community ⓘ United Nations ⓘ World Trade Organization ⓘ
motto	!ke e: ǀxarra ǁke ⓘ
mottoLanguage	ǀXam ⓘ
nationalAnthem	Die Stem van Suid-Afrika (part) ⓘ National anthem of South Africa ⓘ Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (part) ⓘ
nationalHoliday	Christmas ⓘ surface form: Christmas Day Day of Goodwill ⓘ Day of Reconciliation ⓘ Freedom Day (Portugal) ⓘ surface form: Freedom Day Heritage Day ⓘ Human Rights Day ⓘ International Workers’ Day ⓘ surface form: Workers' Day Youth Day ⓘ
nationalSports	cricket ⓘ rugby union ⓘ soccer ⓘ
numberOfProvinces	9 ⓘ
officialLanguage	Afrikaans ⓘ English ⓘ Sesotho ⓘ Setswana ⓘ Siswati ⓘ Tshivenda ⓘ Xitsonga ⓘ isiNdebele ⓘ Xhosa ⓘ surface form: isiXhosa Zulu ⓘ surface form: isiZulu
partOfRegion	Third World ⓘ surface form: Global South Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
province	Eastern Cape ⓘ Free State ⓘ Gauteng ⓘ KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ Limpopo ⓘ Mpumalanga ⓘ North West ⓘ Northern Cape ⓘ Western Cape ⓘ
recognizedFor	cultural diversity ⓘ linguistic diversity ⓘ
republicProclaimedDate	1961-05-31 ⓘ
timeZone	UTC+02:00 ⓘ
UNM49Code	710 ⓘ
upperHouse	National Council of Provinces ⓘ
usesDaylightSavingTime	false ⓘ
usesElectoralSystem	proportional representation ⓘ

Referenced by (6,799)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

English → officialOrDeFactoOfficialLanguageOf → South Africa ⓘ

Atlantic Ocean → borderedByCountry → South Africa ⓘ

Battle of El Alamein → belligerent → South Africa ⓘ

George VI → monarchOf → South Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of South Africa

Allies of World War II → included → South Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of South Africa

G20 → hasMember → South Africa ⓘ

Cabernet Sauvignon → widelyCultivatedIn → South Africa ⓘ

Italian campaign → hasParticipant → South Africa ⓘ

Elon Musk → countryOfCitizenship → South Africa ⓘ

Second Boer War → location → South Africa ⓘ

Mahatma Gandhi → practicedLawIn → South Africa ⓘ

Roman-Dutch law → appliedIn → South Africa ⓘ

Zimbabwe → borderCountry → South Africa ⓘ

Nelson → usageRegion → South Africa ⓘ

Christmas → publicHolidayIn → South Africa ⓘ

Chardonnay → primaryRegion → South Africa ⓘ

Commonwealth countries → hasMember → South Africa ⓘ

Afrikaners → countryOfOrigin → South Africa ⓘ

Ottawa Agreements → appliesTo → South Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of South Africa

South African English → spokenIn → South Africa ⓘ

Cape Colony → replacedBy → South Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of South Africa

Cape Colony → todayPartOf → South Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Republic of South Africa

Member States of the United Nations → includes → South Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Republic of South Africa

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade → originalSignatory → South Africa ⓘ

Good Friday → publicHolidayIn → South Africa ⓘ

Merlot → grownInCountry → South Africa ⓘ

British Empire → coloniser → South Africa ⓘ

British Empire → hasPart → South Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of South Africa

Johan → usedInCountry → South Africa ⓘ

Treaty of Vereeniging → locationCountryCurrent → South Africa ⓘ

Indian independence movement → location → South Africa ⓘ

Indian Opinion (newspaper) → countryOfPublication → South Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Indian Opinion

Declaration by United Nations → signatory → South Africa ⓘ

Huguenots → migratedTo → South Africa ⓘ

South Africa → ISO3166-1Alpha3Code → South Africa self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ZAF

London Economic Conference → hadParticipants → South Africa ⓘ

Northern Ndebele → spokenIn → South Africa ⓘ

Malay peoples → significantPopulationIn → South Africa ⓘ

Benguela Current → flowsAlongCoastOf → South Africa ⓘ

Eastern Hemisphere → containsCountry → South Africa ⓘ

Bureau of African Affairs → appliesPolicyTo → South Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Republic of South Africa

Statute of Westminster 1931 → appliesTo → South Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union of South Africa

BRICS → hasMember → South Africa ⓘ

BRICS → hasLaterJoinedMember → South Africa ⓘ

Patrice Motsepe → countryOfCitizenship → South Africa ⓘ

Patrice Motsepe → countryOfBirth → South Africa ⓘ

South African rand → country → South Africa ⓘ

South African rand → usedIn → South Africa ⓘ

South African rand → legalTenderIn → South Africa ⓘ