South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

is the southernmost

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Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

. It is the 25th-largest country in the world by land area, and with close to 60 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation. The

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classifies South Africa as an upper-middle-income economy, and a

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. Its economy is the second-largest in Africa, and the 34th-largest in the world. In terms of purchasing power parity, South Africa has the seventh-highest per capita income in Africa. However, poverty and inequality remain widespread, with about a quarter of the population unemployed and living on less than US$1.25 a day. Nevertheless, South Africa has been identified as a

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in international affairs, and maintains significant regional influence. For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see " Business entities in South Africa".

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with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the

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taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct. File:Johannesburg Stock Exchange.jpg, The JSE. File:Graaff Fruit-Ceres packing.jpg, Pear exports in the Ceres valley. File:Canal Walk Central Promotion Court.JPG, Canal Walk shopping centre in Cape Town. File:Tiger oats 01.jpg, The Tiger Oats building in

Moorreesburg Moorreesburg is a rural town situated about north of Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It was laid out in 1879 on the farm Hooikraal, was administered by a village management board from 1882 and attained municipal status in ...

, previously home to Tiger Brands.

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