South Africa

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Country profile :south Africa

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It has 2,798 kilometers of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian oceans



Capital: Pretoria

 Currency:

South African rand  Boarder countries: Namibia(NW), Mozambique


(NE), Botswana and Zimbabwe (N). Swaziland and Lesotho are surrounded by South African Territory. Its economy is the largest and most developed in Africa, and the 28th-largest in the world.

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Population=52,981,991 (July 2013 est.) black 75.2%, white 13.6%, Coloured 8.6%, Indian 2.6% It ranks 25 all over the world on the basis of population Growth rate=1.34% Birth rate=19.61 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death rate=16.99 deaths/1,000 population (2010 est.) Life expectancy=49.2 years (2010 est.) male=50.08 years (2010 est.) female=48.29 years (2010 est.) Fertility rate=2.33 children born/woman (2010 est.) Infant mortality rate=43.78 deaths/1,000

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GDP growth rate: +2.6% (2012 est) GDP by sector: agriculture 2.5%, industry 31.6%,services 65.9% (2011 est.) Inflation : 5% (2011 est.) Exports: $101.2 billion (2012 est.) Export goods=gold, diamonds, platinum, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment export partners :china,US,Japan,Germany,India,UK

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Imports:$106.8 billion (2012 est.) Import: goodsmachinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, scientific instruments, foodstuffs  import partners :China,Germany,US,saudi Arabia,India,Japan.

Technological environment









Biotechnology innovation centres (Brics) Astronomy Advanced Manufacturing Technology Strategy (AMTS) Nanotechnology National Research Foundation (NRF)

Medical Research Council (MRC)  Agricultural Research Council (ARC)  Energy research

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mining (world's largest producer of platinum), gold, chromium, automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertiliser, foodstuffs, commercial ship repair

Membership in trading bloc
BRICS(Brazil, Russia, India, China South Africa)  WTO (world trade organization)  ORCD( Office for Research Career Development)  GOLF


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