South Africa Population 46,923,000 Capital Pretoria (administrative); 1,209,000—Bloemfontein (judicial), 381,000; Cape Town (legislative); 3,103,000 Area 1,219,090 square kilometers (470,693 square miles) Language Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu Religion Christian, indigenous beliefs, Muslim, Hindu Currency rand Life Expectancy 53 GDP per Capita U.S. $10,000 Literacy Percent 86