Fast facts about Cape Town & South Africa
South Africa
coastline : 2798km
highest point : 3408m
population : 43, 786, 115
official language : 11
capital : Pretoria
electricity : 220v
currency : Rand
Cape Town
population : 3, 103, 00
time zone : GMT +2
established : 1652
Africa
Continent Size : 30,065,000 sq km
11,608,000 sq miles
Coastline : 30,539 km
18,976 miles
World
Current Population : 6,446,131,714
Surface Area : (510,066,000 sq km)
Land Area : (148,647,000 sq km) 29.1%
Ocean Area : (335,258,000 sq km)
Total Water Area : (361,419,000 sq km) 70.9%
Type of Water : (97% salt), (3% fresh)
Circumference at the equator : (40,066 km) Mariana Trench : 10,924 meters (35,827 ft) Pacific Ocean
Mount Everest : 8850m (29035ft) Nepal/China