🇿🇦 South Africa

South Africa reference with official country codes, capital, currencies, calling codes, TLDs, languages, writing systems, date format, time zones and region.

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Official name

Republic of South Africa

South Africa · Republiek van Suid-Afrika · Republic of South Africa · Sewula Afrika · IRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika · Afrika-Borwa · Rephaboliki ya Afrika-Borwa · Afrika Borwa · Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa · Ningizimu Afrika · IRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika · Aforika Borwa · Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa · Afrika Dzonga · Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga · Afurika Tshipembe · Riphabuḽiki ya Afurika Tshipembe · Mzantsi Afrika · IRiphabliki yaseMzantsi Afrika · IRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika

ISO alpha-2ZA

ISO alpha-3ZAF

ISO numeric710

IOC codeRSA

CapitalPretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town

RegionAfrica · Southern Africa

Calling code+27

Country TLD.za

CurrenciesZAR — South African rand (R)

Time-zone offsetsUTC+02:00

Example local date formatDinsdag 29 September 2026

Population—

Area1,221,037 km²

Languages & scripts

Writing systems used in South Africa

11 listed languages

Language	Code	Script	Direction	Alphabet / writing-system reference
AfrikaansAfrikaans	afr	LatinLatn · alphabet	LTR	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
EnglishEnglish	eng	LatinLatn · alphabet	LTR	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Northern SothoSesotho sa Leboa	nso	LatinLatn · alphabet	LTR	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Southern NdebeleSouth Ndebele	nbl	LatinLatn · alphabet	LTR	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Southern SothoSesotho	sot	LatinLatn · alphabet	LTR	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
SwaziSwati	ssw	LatinLatn · alphabet	LTR	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
TsongaTsonga	tso	LatinLatn · alphabet	LTR	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
TswanaSetswana	tsn	LatinLatn · alphabet	LTR	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
VendaVenda	ven	LatinLatn · alphabet	LTR	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
XhosaIsiXhosa	xho	LatinLatn · alphabet	LTR	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ZuluisiZulu	zul	LatinLatn · alphabet	LTR	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Republic of South Africa

Language

Code

Script

Direction

Alphabet / writing-system reference

AfrikaansAfrikaans

afr

LatinLatn · alphabet

LTR