Place details
Place nameSouth Africa
Other namesRepublic of South Africa, Suid-Afrika, Republiek van Suid-Afrika, Zuid-Afrika, Afrique du Sud, République sud-africaine, Südafrika, Sudáfrica, África do Sul, Africa del Sud, ZAF, ZA, ISO710, SF00, Union of South Africa, Unie van Suid-Afrika, South African
Latitude-30
Longitude26
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
San Bushmen arrived in area 10,000 BC; Iron Age Bantu-speakers immigrated for centuries until 15th cen.; Dias arrived on Cape 1488, Dutch 1650s; British & Boer dispute led to war 1899-1902; non-Europeans were granted limited government participation 1983; official languages are Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, & Zulu.