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Republic of South Africa Republiek van Suid-Afrika (Afrikaans) | |||||||||
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| 1910–1990 | |||||||||
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(1982–1994) | |||||||||
| Motto: Ex Unitate Vires (Latin for "From Unity, Strength") | |||||||||
| Anthem: "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" (English: "The Call of South Africa") | |||||||||
 Location of South Africa 1910 until 1990. South West Africa (today Namibia) in orange, which was occupied by South Africa in 1915. Namibia gained independence in 1990. | |||||||||
| Status | Period of South Africa | ||||||||
| Capital | Cape Town (legislative) Pretoria (administrative) Bloemfontein (judicial) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Afrikaans | ||||||||
| Government | White ethnostate | ||||||||
| State President | |||||||||
• 1961-1967 | Charles Robberts Swart (first) | ||||||||
• 1989-1994 | F. W. de Klerk (last) | ||||||||
| Vice State President | |||||||||
• 1981-1984 | Alwyn Schlebusch (first & last) | ||||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||||
| Senate | |||||||||
| House of Assembly | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1910 | ||||||||
• Republic | 31 May 1961 | ||||||||
| 2 February 1990 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1990 | 2,045,320 km2 (789,700 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1990 | 36,794,000 | ||||||||
| Currency | South African rand | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | ZA | ||||||||
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| Today part of |  Namibia South Africa | ||||||||
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