Flag of South Africa
What the flag means
- Y-shape — a diverse society converging and moving forward together
- Many colors — uniting the past (red/white/blue) and the ANC (black/green/gold)
Design set by: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, section 5 and Schedule 1 · Adopted 1994
Highlights
- 🦁 A safari and wildlife paradise
- 🏔️ Table Mountain and Cape Town
- 🌈 Diversity of the 'Rainbow Nation'
- 🍷 World-class wine country
- 💎 Rich in natural resources
Quick facts
- Region
- Africa · Southern Africa
- Population
- 64,747,319 people (2025)
- Area
- 1,221,037 km²
- Capital
- Pretoria (administrative capital), Cape Town (legislative capital), Bloemfontein (judicial capital)
- Languages
- Zulu, Xhosa
- Currency
- South African rand (ZAR)
- Organizations
- United Nations, African Union
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, section 5 and Schedule 1
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Capital: South Africa at a glance
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Member States