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Africa > South Africa > Identification

SOUTH AFRICAN IDENTIFICATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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15 character
South Africa
30 character
South Africa
Country name South Africa
Country name > Abbreviation RSA Time series
Country name > Conventional long form Republic of South Africa Time series
Country name > Conventional short form South Africa Time series
Country name > Former Union of South Africa Time series
ISO 3166-2:2004-03-08
ZA
ISO code 710
ISO long ZAF
ISO short ZA
Native names
South Africa, Suid-Afrika, iNingizimu Afrika, uMzantsi Afrika, Afrika-Borwa, Afrika Borwa, Aforika Borwa, Afurika Tshipembe, Afrika Dzonga, iNingizimu Afrika, iSewula Afrika
Oceanographic code 91
Translation > Catalan
"Sudàfrica, República de "
Translation > French Afrique du Sud
Translation > German S�dafrika
Translation > Italian
Sud Africa
Translation > Portugese África do Sul
Translation > Spanish
"Sudáfrica, República de "
UN code 710

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SOURCES: ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: ISO 3166-2:2004-03-08 ; Microsoft.com; Wkipedia; IOC country codes

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: South Africa, Republic of South Africa, rep. of s. africa, SAFRICA

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