South Africa

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Union of South Africa
Unie van Suid-Afrika
Flag and Coat of Arms of South Africa
Motto: "Ex Unitate Vires"
Anthem: "God Save the Queen"
Image:LocationSouthAfrica.png
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 1906
Area
 - Total
 - % water

2,045,320 km²
Negligible
Population
 - Total

7,000,000 (1918 est)
Currency
- Exchange rate

Pound
1 UK Pound = 2 Pounds

The Union of South Africa came into being in 1906, resulting in the consolidation of the two Boer Republics with the two British Colonies under one system of government. The two British colonies, the Cape Colony and Natal Colony, were combined with the two defeated Boer states, the South African Republic and Orange Free State, known thereafter as the Cape Province, Natal, Transvaal and the Orange Free State, respectively.

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