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University of Pretoria	University of Stellenbosch	University of Witwatersrand	University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of Free State	University of Fort Hare	University of Limpopo	University of Johannesburg
University of Cape Town	Rhodes University	Tshwane University of Technology	University of Venda
University of South Africa

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Official Name:
Republic of South Africa
Short form: South Africa

South Africa's name in native (official) languages:
Afrika Borwa (Pedi, seSotho, Tswana)
Afrika Dzonga (Tsonga)
Afurika Tshipembe (Venda)
Mzantsi Afrika (isiXhosa)
Ningizimu Afrika (siSwati, isiZulu)
Suid-Afrika (Afrikaans)

ISO Country Code: za, ZAF
Time:
Local Time = UTC +2h
Country Calling Code: +27

Capital Cities:
Pretoria (Tshwane) (administrative centre)
Bloemfontein (Mangaung) (judicial center)
Cape Town (legislative centre)
Other Cities: Johannesburg, Durban (Thekwini), Nelspruit, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

Government:
Type: Republic
Independence: 31 May 1910 (from the UK); South Africa became a republic in 1961.
Constitution: 1996
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Geography:
Location: Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the African continent.
Area: 1.2 million km² (470,462 sq. mi).
Terrain: plateaus, savanna, desert, mountains, and coastal plains.

Climate: moderate, mostly semiarid; subtropical along the east coast, similar to southern California or the Mediterranean. Like other places in the southern hemisphere, summer lasts from December to February. Winter in South Africa lasts from June to August.