Country Details - South Africa

710
ZA
ZAF
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
1-Africa
4-Southern Africa
16.469721,-34.814999,32.893089,-22.13611

Toponyms

Endonyms

Language Short Name Formal Name Source Actions
Afrikaans Suid-Afrika
Republiek van Suid-Afrika
UNGEGN Technical reference manual for the standardization of geographical names
English South Africa
Republic of South Africa (the)
UN terms
Ndebele Sewula Africa
iRiphabliki ySewula Afrika
UNGEGN Technical reference manual for the standardization of geographical names
Pedi Afrika-Borwa
Rephaboliki ya Afrika-Borwa
UNGEGN Technical reference manual for the standardization of geographical names
Sesotho Afrika Borwa
Rephaboliki ya Afrika-Borwa
UNGEGN Technical reference manual for the standardization of geographical names
Swati Ningizimu Afrika
iRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika
UNGEGN Technical reference manual for the standardization of geographical names
Tsonga Afrika Dzonga
Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga
UNGEGN Technical reference manual for the standardization of geographical names
Tswana Afrika Borwa
Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa
UNGEGN Technical reference manual for the standardization of geographical names
Venda Afurika Tshipembe
Riphabuḽiki ya Afurika Tshipembe
UNGEGN Technical reference manual for the standardization of geographical names
Xhosa uMzantsi Afrika
iRiphabliki yaseMzantsi Afrika
UNGEGN Technical reference manual for the standardization of geographical names
Zulu Ningizimu Afrika
iRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika
UNGEGN Technical reference manual for the standardization of geographical names

United Nations Languages

Language Short Name Formal Name Source Actions
Arabic جنوب أفريقيا
جمهورية جنوب أفريقيا
UN terms
Chinese 南非
南非共和国
UN terms
French Afrique du Sud (l') [fém.]
la République sud-africaine
UN terms
Russian Южная Африка
Южно-Африканская Республика
UN terms
Spanish Sudáfrica
la República de Sudáfrica
UN terms