Republic of South Africa
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Entity:
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South Africa
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Main prefix:
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ZS
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Prefixes logged:
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ZR6,
ZS1, ZS4,
ZS5, ZS6, ZS7, ZS9
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Time zone:
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UTC + 2 hours
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Continent:
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Africa
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ITU zone:
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57
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CQ zone:
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38
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| Islands on the Air (IOTA) Groups | AF064 Western Cape Province South West, AF077 Western Cape Province South, AF079 Eastern Cape Province, AF085 Western Cape Province North West. |
| QSL Bureau |
South African Radio League,
Box 1721, Strubensvallei 1735
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Capital:
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Pretoria
Cape Town is the legislative center and Bloemfontein the judicial center |
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Geographic
coordinates: |
29° 00' S, 24° 00' E
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Borders:
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Botswana 1,840 km, Lesotho 909 km, Mozambique 491 km,
Namibia 967 km, Swaziland 430 km, Zimbabwe 225 km
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Internet
country code: |
.za
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| Country dialing code: | 27 |
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Independence:
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31 May 1910 (from UK)
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Government
type: |
republic
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