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South Africa

Introduction

South Africa is an South African country that gained Independence on 11th December 1931, with the end of apatheid in April 1994.

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Political Brief

South Africa has a presidential system of government and the last elections were held on 7th May 2014.

(Source: International Foundation for Electoral Systems) 

Economy

South Africa uses the South African Rand (ZAR) and the main economic activity lies in services.  

According to the World Bank statistics department, South Africa had a GDP of $312.957 Billion in 2015. It's latest Gini Coefficient value was 63.4 as at 2013.

(Source: World Bank)

   ICT Brief

South Africa's ccTLD is .za

As at December 2015, Internet penetration stood at 49.0% of the population. (Source: Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA))

Information and communication related matters are rregulated by the CAK - Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)

   Population Brief

The country’s population stood at 53.49 Million as at December 2015.

The urban/rural population ratio as at December 2015 stood at 63:37 according to the United Nations Population Department

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