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Identity
Regime
Parliamentary republic
Capital
Pretoria (administrative)
Population
60,000,000
Area
1,219,090 km²
Currency
ZAR
Executive
Head of State
Cyril Ramaphosa
2018
2018
Head of Government
Cyril Ramaphosa
2018
2018
Cabinet (size)
3
Parliament
490 seats
2 chamber(s)
2 chamber(s)
Governance
V-Dem (0-1)
0.74
#42
#42
Freedom House
81/100
Free
Free
CPI corruption
41/100
#81
#81
Press RSF
78/100
#21
#21
Economy
GDP (B$)
427 Md$
2025
2025
GDP / capita
6,598 $
2025
2025
Growth %
1.1 %
2025
2025
Inflation %
3.2 %
2025
2025
Unemployment %
32.4 %
2025
2025
Defense & nuclear
Defense budget
3.0 Md$
0.7 %PIB · #53
0.7 %PIB · #53
Nuclear posture
former_armed
Listed military units
0
International posture
Sanctions
—
Chokepoints
Cap de Bonne-Espérance
Alliances
BRICS · G20 · Union africaine · Commonwealth · UN · WTO · SADC
Alignment USA · RUS · CHN
28% · 60% · 67%
UN vote
UN vote
Treaties ratified (of 10)
10/10