Head of state: Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (President)
Head of government: Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
Type of state: Republic
Land area: 1,219,912 km2
Capital: Pretoria
Population: 50.11m
Religions: 68% Christian, 22.5% indigenous beliefs, 2.5% Moslem
Languages: Afrikaans, English, IsiNdebele, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, SiSwati, Tschivenda, Xitsonga
Currency: Rand (ZAR)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010: USD 354.414bn
Change over previous year: +23.4%
Per capita GDP 2010: USD 7,157
Swiss colony 2010: 9,071 persons 
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 767.97m
Change over previous year: +14.5%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 761.92m
Change over previous year: -53.9%