Demographic information

Location: Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Capital City: Pretoria (administrative capital) Population: 44,187,637 Gross domestic production (GDP) : 4.9% (2005 est.) GDP per capita: $12,000 (2005 est.) GDP composition by : Agriculture: 2.5%   Industry: 30.3%   Services: 67.1% (2005 est.)     Surface area Land use Total: 1,219,912 sq km Arable land: 12.1% Land: 1,219,912 sq km Permanent crops: 0.79% Wate