African National Congress
Party of the incumbent head of government
social democracy, African nationalism
- Founded
- 1912
- Current leader
- Cyril Ramaphosa
South Africa is a sovereign state. Capital: Cape Town. Form of government: parliamentary republic, apartheid, representative democracy. Legislature: Parliament of South Africa. Official language(s): English, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Venda, Northern Sotho. Population: about 62,027,503 (2022). Area: about 1,221,037 km².
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Sovereign state
South Africa is a sovereign state. Capital: Cape Town. Form of government: parliamentary republic, apartheid, representative democracy. Legislature: Parliament of South Africa. Official language(s): English, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Venda, Northern Sotho. Population: about 62,027,503 (2022). Area: about 1,221,037 km².
Party of the incumbent head of government
social democracy, African nationalism
communism, democratic socialism, Marxism–Leninism
Head of state · President of South Africa / Head of government · President of South Africa