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General information related to the country
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Country Name | South Africa |
| Country Name (Local) | Suid-Afrika / South Africa / Sewula Afrika |
| Country Flag | 🇿🇦 |
| Country Area | 1221037 km2 |
| Country Code (ISO 3166-1) | ZA |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | Southern Africa |
| Capital Name | Pretoria |
| Capital Latitude | -25.74486 |
| Capital Longitude | 28.18783 |
| Postal Code Format | #### |
| Postal Code Regex | ^(\d{4})$ |
Currency
The currency used for the locale code is South African Rand.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Currency Name | South African Rand |
| Currency Name (Local) | South African rand |
| Currency Code | ZAR |
| Currency Symbol | R |
| Currency Numeric | 710 |
| Currency Subunit Value | 100 |
| Currency Subunit Name | Cents |
Languages Spoken
South Africa speaks 10 languages.
Timezones
South Africa has one timezone with UTC offset UTC+02:00.
Borders
South Africa shares borders with 6 countries and it's not landlocked.
Related Locale Codes
We found 12 related locale codes for South Africa based on shared borders, languages and other factors.
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What country is 🇿🇦?
People often ask which country uses 🇿🇦 emoji flag. The answer is South Africa.South Africa is located in Southern Africa continent. The country area is 1221037 km2, and the capital city is Pretoria (-25.74486, 28.18783). Some of the neighboring countries are Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, and the country is not landlocked. Some of the timezones in South Africa are UTC+02:00. The currency used in South Africa is South African rand (ZAR). People in South Africa speak mostly Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Swati, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu. South Africa is part of the Southern Africa region.