Basic Details |
| Region | Africa |
| Capital City | Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein |
| Government Type | Unitary dominant-party parliamentary republic with an executive presidency |
| Official Languages | English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Northern Sotho |
| Currency | South African rand, ZAR |
| Phone Code | +27 |
| Important Cities | Durban, Johannesburg, Soweto, Port Elizabeth, Pietermaritzburg, Benoni, Tembisa, East London |
| National Day | Not a holiday (11th Dec)
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Economy |
| Ease of Doing Business Ranking | 84 (Easy) |
| Primary Industries | mining (world's largest producer of platinum), gold, chromium, automobile manufacturing, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertiliser, foodstuffs, commercial ship repair |
| Major Exports | gold, diamonds, coal, iron ore, platinum, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment, motor cars, fruits,wines, various agricultural foodstuff, ground and air military hardware. |
| Major Exports to India | Footwear, Animal, Hides and skins, Plastic or Rubber, Food Products, Textiles and Clothing, Transportation, Vegetables, Machinery and Electricals, Wood
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| Major Imports | machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, scientific instruments, foodstuffs |
| Major Imports from India | Transportation, Chemicals, Fuels, Machinery and Electricals, Textiles and Clothing, Metals, Plastic or Rubber, Vegetables, Stone and Glass, Wood
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Foreign Relations |
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| Trade Agreements with India | BRICS Agreement, Bilateral trade, bilateral relations |
| Bordering Nations | Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini, Lesotho |
| Member of | Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB), Antarctic treaty system(ATS), African Union(AU), Commonwealth of Nations(CommonWealth), Group of 20(G20), Group of 24(G24), Group of 8+5(G8+5), Indian Ocean Rim Association(IORA), Organisation of African Unity(OAU), Southern African Customs Union(SACU), Southern Africa Development Community(SADC), United Nations(UN), World Trade Organization(WTO), South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone(ZPCAS), Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa(PMAESA) |
| Indian Embassy Details for South Africa | High Commission of India
Honourable High Commissioner
852 Frances Baard Street, Arcadia 0083, Pretoria South Africa
indiahc@hicomind.co.za
0027-123425392-95
https://www.hcipretoria.gov.in/
Consulate General of India in Cape Town
Shri P.K. Ashok Babu
Consul General
he Terraces, 9th Floor, 34 Bree Street, Cape Town 8001, South Africa
cg.capetown@mea.gov.in
27 (0) 21 419 8110, 419 8111
www.cgicapetown.gov.in
Consulate General of India in Johannesburg
Mr. Mahesh Kumar
Consul General
1, Eton Road, (corner Jan Smuts Avenue & Eton Road), Parktown 2193,, PO Box 6805, Johannesburg-2000, South Africa
cg.jburg@mea.gov.in
00-27-11-4828484 / 85 / 86
www.cgijoburg.gov.in
Consulate General of India in Durban
Dr. Thelma John David
Consul General
1 Kingsmead Boulevard (2nd floor), Kingsmead Office Park, Durban 4001, PO Box No.3276, Durban-4000, South Africa
0027-31-335 0300
www.cgidurban.gov.in
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| Embassy Details of South Africa in India | High Commission of the Republic of South Africa
H.E. Mr. Joel Sibusiso Ndebele
High Commissioner
B 18Vasant MargVasant ViharNew Delhi-110057
highcommissioner@sahc-india.com
Consulate General of South Africa in Mumbai
Ms. Andrea Kuhn
Consul General
Gandhi Mansion, 20, Altamount Road Cumballa Hill Mumbai-400 026
+91-22-223513725, 23523726 (O)
Honorary Consulate of South Africa in Chennai
H.E. Mr. Murugappan Muthiah Murugappan
Honorary Consul
Murugappan Group 5th Floor, Dare House, 234, NSC Bose Road
murugappanmm@corp.murugappa.com
9840081879 (O)
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