South Africa
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| - | |'''Spoken languages'''<br> - Official<br> - Unofficial || <br>Dutch, English<br>Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda | + | |'''Spoken languages'''<br> - Official<br> - Unofficial || <br>Dutch, English <br>Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda |
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| Motto: "Ex Unitate Vires" | |||||
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| Anthem: "God Save the Queen" | |||||
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| Capitals | Cape Town (legislative) Pretoria (administrative) Bloemfontein (judicial) | ||||
| Political system | Parliamentary system | ||||
| Spoken languages - Official - Unofficial | Dutch, English Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda | ||||
| Government | Constitutional Monarchy | ||||
| - King of South Africa | King George V | ||||
| - Governor General of the Union of South Africa | Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton | ||||
| - Prime Minister of South Africa | Louis Botha | ||||
| Independence - Dominion | From the United Kingdom 31 May 1916 | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | 2,045,320 km² Negligible | ||||
| Population - Total | 7,000,000 | ||||
| Currency - Exchange rate | Pound 1 UK Pound = 2 Pounds | ||||
