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.co.za
.za is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for South Africa. The .za namespace is managed and regulated by the .za Domain Name Authority (ZADNA). Most domains are registered under the second-level domain .co.za. ZA is an abbreviation of the Dutch name for the country of South Africa: ''Zuid-Afrika''. Origin of the name None of the official names for South Africa can be abbreviated to ZA, which is an abbreviation of the Dutch ''Zuid-Afrika''. Dutch was considered an official language in the Union of South Africa until 1961; it subsequently lost its synonymous status with Afrikaans in 1983. ''Suid-Afrika'' is the standard spelling in Afrikaans, but the .sa domain is used by Saudi Arabia. ''Zuid-Afrika'' has a history of usage: the international vehicle code for South Africa has been "ZA" since 1936. ''ZAR'' serves as the ISO 4217 currency code for the South African rand. South African aircraft registration prefixes also start with ''Z''. Second-level domai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of , the country has Demographics of South Africa, a population of over 63 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest, most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and Durban. Cradle of Humankind, Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans inhabited the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |