Flag and map of South Africa
South Africa is a country in Africa. Below you'll find the flag, the outline of the territory and a fact sheet with the essentials and some trivia — everything that shows up as a hint in the Vexdle game.
Flag of South Africa
Map
Fact sheet
- Capital
- Pretoria (executive)
- Continent
- Africa
- Population
- 65,453,084
- Languages
- 11 official, incl. Zulu, Xhosa, English, Afrikaans
- Currency
- South African Rand (ZAR)
- Land borders
- 6 countries
- Geography
- Has a coastline
Flag anatomy
A green Y-shape converges the flag's colors into a single horizontal band, symbolising the unification of a diverse society moving forward together.
Fun facts Did you know?
- Adopted in 1994, it was the first national flag designed to use six colors in its primary design and has no single official meaning for them.
- South Africa has three capital cities — Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein — one per branch of government.
- It has three capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein.
- The Cape of Good Hope marks where the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet.
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