This post includes a part of the presentation I gave at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business on June 13, 2007.South Africa by Numbers:
- 6: The number of time zones during day light savings that South Africa is ahead of ET. 7 time zones during the winter.
- 11: The number of official languages in South Africa: Sesotho sa Leboa, Sesotho, Setswana, SiSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu
- 45m: The South African population. 26th most populous country in the world.
- 9: Number of states or provinces in South Africa.
- +27: South African dial code.
- 20%: 20% of the world’s gold is mined in South Africa.
- $570bn: South Africa’s GDP (PPP). 18th in the world. Ahead of countries like Denmark, Switzerland and Sweden.
- 5.3m: The number of South Africans infected by HIV/AIDS. Unfortunately, number one in the world. This is almost 12% of the population.
- 2010: In 2010 South Africa will host the Soccer World Cup.
You may find more information on South Africa on these sites: South Africa Info, Wikipedia, and CIA Worldbook.
