Some statistics on South Africa

Public Holidays:
1 January; 21 March; 27 April; 1 May; 16 June; 9 August; 24 September; 16, 25 & 26 December. Good Friday and Easter Monday (Variable)

Population:
46.6 million

Capitals:
Cape Town - Legislative
Pretoria - Administrative
Bloemfontein - Judicial

Head of State:President Thabo M Mbeki

11 Official languages: English, Afrikaans, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Xhosa, Venda, Tswana, Zulu, Swazi and Tsonga