South Africa has a population of 50 million people spread across 1.2 million square kilometers, with a GDP of $505.2 billion and per capita income of $10,243. It is a constitutional parliamentary republic with Jacob Zuma as president and the majority of people identifying as Christian and speaking one of the country's 11 official languages like Afrikaans, English, Zulu, and Xhosa.

1. SOUTHAFRICA Capital: Johannesburg Population: 50000000 Area: 1221037 km² Density: 41/km² GDP: $505.214 billion - Per capita $10,243 Government: Constitutional Parliamentary Republic President: Jacob Zuma Religion: 80% cristians Languages: Afrikaans, english, ndebele, northern soto, soto, swazi, tswana, tsonga, venda, xhosa and zulu.

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