Language: English (also 11 official native languages)
Currency: South African Rands
Holidays: January 1, March 21, March 29, March 30, April 1, April 27, May 1, June 16, August 9, September 24, December 16, December 25, December 26
Climate: In summer, the days are hot and the nights pleasantly cool. In winter, the nights can be quite cold, even below zero, but during the day the sun shines and lets the temperatures rise up to 25 degrees. Rainfall is to be expected only in summer.
Location: Gauteng Province, South Africa.
Country dialling code: 27; as of May 2002, all local numbers dialled, even from within Johannesburg, will have to be preceded by the area code (011).
Population: 2.5 million (city); 7.3 million (Gauteng Province).
Ethnic mix: 72% black (expected to rise to 74,7% by 2010), 17,4% white (expected to drop to 14,8% by 2010), 6,5% coloured (expected to remain constant), 3,7% Asian (expected to rise to 4% by 2010).
Religion: 90% Christian, 4% Jewish, 3% Muslim, 2% other, 1% Hindu.
Time zone: GMT + 2.
Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz; round three-pin plugs are standard. |
