<p><strong>South Africa </strong></p><p><strong>Official Title: </strong>Republic of South Africa </p><p><strong>General Information: </strong></p><p><strong>Capital </strong></p><p>Tshwane (Pretoria) </p><p>1,221,038 km² </p><p><strong>Population (million) </strong>5n9/.a622 <br><strong>Total Area Currency </strong></p><p>1 CAN$=12.343 Rands (ZAR) (2020 - Annual average) </p><p><strong>National Holiday </strong></p><p>27 April, Freedom Day </p><p><strong>Language(s) </strong></p><p>Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu </p><p><strong>Political Information: </strong></p><p><strong>Type of State&nbsp;</strong>Parliamentary Republic <strong>Type of Government </strong></p><p>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 Provinces (90 members). </p><p><strong>Bilateral Product trade </strong></p><p><strong>Canada - South Africa </strong></p><p>2500 2000 1500 1000 500 </p><p>Balance Can. Exports </p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><strong>Head of State </strong></li><li style="flex:1"><strong>Head of Government </strong></li></ul><p></p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">President </li><li style="flex:1">President </li></ul><p></p><p>0</p><p>Can. </p><p>Cyril Ramaphosa </p><p>Imports </p><p>-500 </p><p>Cyril Ramaphosa </p><p>Total Trade </p><p>-1000 -1500 -2000 </p><p><strong>Ministers: </strong>International Relations and Cooperation: Naledi Pandor <br>Trade, Industry and Competition: Ebrahim Patel Finance: Enoch Godongwana </p><p><strong>2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 </strong></p><p>Statistics Canada </p><p><strong>Main Political Parties </strong></p><p><strong>Canadian Imports </strong></p><p><strong>from: South Africa </strong></p><p>African National Congress (ANC), Democratic Alliance (DA), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), National Freedom Party (NFP), United Democratic Movement (UDM), Freedom Front Plus (FFP), Congress of the People (COPE). </p><p><strong>Precious M et als/ st ones V eg.&nbsp;Prod. </strong></p><p><strong>Food Prod. Base M etal Prod. M ach.&nbsp;M ech. Elec. Prod. Chemical Prod. </strong></p><p><strong>Elections: </strong>Last: 2019 (legislative-lower and upper house). Next: 2024 (legislative-lower and n/a </p><p><strong>2020 </strong></p><p>upper house). </p><p>Statistics Canada </p><p><strong>Economic Information: (2020) </strong></p><p>IMF (estimates) </p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1"><strong>South Africa </strong></li><li style="flex:1"><strong>Canada </strong></li></ul><p></p><p>$2,162.38 </p><p><strong>Canadian Exports </strong></p><p><strong>to: South Africa </strong></p><p><strong>GDP: (billion) </strong></p><p>$397n.5/a2 <br>$6,667n.3/a1 <br>-6n.9/a6 </p><p><strong>GDP per capita: GDP Growth rate: (%) Inflation: (%) </strong></p><p>$56,945.03 <br>-5.40 </p><p><strong>M ach.&nbsp;M ech.&nbsp;Elec. Prod. V eg.&nbsp;Prod. </strong></p><p>3.27 n/a <br>0.72 </p><p><strong>Unemployment: (%) </strong></p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">29n.1/a8 </li><li style="flex:1">9.60 </li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Chemical Prod. Animal &amp; Prod. Specialized Inst&nbsp;. Base M et&nbsp;al Prod. </strong></p><p><strong>Product Trade and Investment: (2020) </strong></p><p>Statistics Canada </p><p><strong>Canadian Exports: Canadian Imports : </strong></p><p>$312,768,4n8/a1 </p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">n/a </li><li style="flex:1">$1,909,144,315 </li></ul><p></p><p><strong>2020 </strong></p><p><strong>Foreign Direct Investment in Canada Canadian Direct Investment in country </strong><br>$1,1n5/a2 <strong>(million) </strong><br>$8n9/a7 <strong>(million) </strong></p><p>Statistics Canada </p><p><em>Sources: </em></p><p><strong>Representation: </strong></p><p><em>Statistics/Industry Canada </em><a href="/goto?url=http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home" target="_blank"><em>http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home </em></a><br><em>IMF </em></p><p><strong>Foreign Representation in Canada </strong></p><p>High Commissioner Sibongiseni Dlamini-Mntambo </p><p><a href="/goto?url=http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28" target="_blank"><em>http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28 </em></a></p><p><strong>Canadian Representation Abroad </strong></p><p>High Commissioner-designate Chris Cooter </p><p><strong>September 2021 </strong></p><p><a href="/goto?url=http://www.international.gc.ca" target="_blank"><strong>www.international.gc.ca </strong></a></p><p>HTML version: </p><p><a href="/goto?url=https://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/fact_sheet-fiche_documentaire/south_africa-afrique_sud.aspx?lang=eng" target="_blank">https://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/fact_sheet-fiche_documentaire/south_africa-afrique_sud.aspx?lang=eng </a></p>