South Africa Official Title: Republic of South Africa General Information: Capital Tshwane (Pretoria) Population (million) 5n7/.a726 Total Area 1,221,038 km² Currency 1 CAN$=10.21 Rands (ZAR) (2018 - Annual average) National Holiday 27 April, Freedom Day Language(s) Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu Political Information: Type of State Parliamentary Republic Type of Government Executive: President elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term). Legislative: Bicameral Parliament – National Assembly (400 members) and National Council of Bilateral Product trade Provinces (90 members). Canada - South Africa 2000
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President President l l Can. i Cyril Ramaphosa Imports Cyril Ramaphosa M 0 Total -500 Trade
Ministers: International Relations and Cooperation: Naledi Pandor -1000 Trade & Industry: Ebrahim Patel 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Finance: Tito Titus Mboweni Statistics Canada
Main Political Parties Canadian Imports African National Congress (ANC), Democratic Alliance (DA), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), National Freedom Party (NFP), United Democratic from: South Africa Movement (UDM), Freedom Front Plus (FFP), Congress of the People (COPE). Precious M et als/ st o nes V eg . Pro d .
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Elections: Lans/at: 2019 (legislative-lower and upper house). Next: 2024 (legislative-lower and Foo d Pro d . upper house). 2019 M ineral Pro d . Statistics Canada Economic Information: (2018) IMF South Africa Canada GDP: (billion) $478n.1/a0 $2,222.58 Canadian Exports GDP per capita: $8,282n.2/a0 $60,078.85 to: South Africa GDP Growth rate: (%) 0n.7/a9 1.83 M ach. M ech. Elec. Pro d. Inflation: (%) 4n.6/a2 2.24 C hemical Pro d . Unemployment: (%) 27n.1/a3 5.83 V ehicles and Eq uip . Product Trade and Investment: (2019) Statistics Canada B ase M et al Pro d .
Canadian Exports: $354,830,3n6/a9 V eg. Pro d . Canadian Imports : $1,028,578,4n8/a2 A nimal & Pro d . Foreign Direct Investment in Canada (2018) $7n5/a4 (million) 2019 Sp ecialized Inst . Canadian Direct Investment to country (2018) $1,6n2/a2 (million) Statistics Canada Representation: Sources: Statistics/Industry Canada Foreign Representation in Canada http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home High Commissioner Sibongiseni Dlamini-Mntambo IMF http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28 Canadian Representation Abroad Vacant
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