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South Africa Country
Formal Name: Republic of South Africa.
Short Form: South Africa.
Term for National(s): South African(s).
Administrative Capital: Pretoria.
Legislative Capital: Cape Town.
Judicial Capital: Bloemfontein.
Independence: May 31, 1910, as Union of South Africa, self-governing British dominion; sovereignty recognized May 1, 1934, under Britain's Statute of Westminster. Republic of South Africa, May 31, 1961.
Public Holidays: New Year's Day (January 1), Human Rights Day (March 21), Good Friday, Family Day (Easter Monday), Freedom Day (April 27), Workers' Day (May 1), Ascension Day, Youth Day (June 16), Women's Day (August 9), Heritage Day (
September 24), Day of Reconciliation (December 16), Christmas Day (December 25), and Day of Goodwill (December 26).
Data as of May 1996
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