The flag of South Africa is composed of two equal horizontal bands of red and blue, with a yellow-edged black isosceles triangle superimposed on the hoist side of the field. This triangle has its base centered on the hoist end, spans about two-fifth the width and two-third the height of the field, and is enclosed on its sides by the arms of a white-edged green horizontally oriented Y-shaped band which extends along the boundary of the red and blue bands to the fly end of the field.
At a Glance
Capital Pretoria
Region Africa
Subregion Southern Africa
Population 59,308,690
Area 1,221,037 km²
Coat of Arms
Language & Culture
Native Names
South Africa (Afrikaans), South Africa (English), Sewula Afrika (Southern Ndebele), Afrika-Borwa (Northern Sotho), Afrika Borwa (Southern Sotho), Ningizimu Afrika (Swazi), Aforika Borwa (Tswana), Afrika Dzonga (Tsonga), Afurika Tshipembe (Venda), Mzantsi Afrika (Xhosa), Ningizimu Afrika (Zulu)
Languages
Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
Demonyms
South African (male), South African (female)
Week Starts On
monday
Economy & Details
Currency
R South African rand
Top Level Domain
.za
UN Member
Yes
Driving Side
left
Timezones
UTC+02:00