South Africa at a Glance

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If you need a pocket size reference that can serve as a country profile and a source of general information about South Africa, then South Africa at a Glance is the answer. It is a year book in miniature, with chapters on Doing Business in South Africa, History, the Economy, Trade, Tourism and Labour, the ultimate business guide for the business traveller. And it weighs just a few ounces and fits handily into your pocket or briefcase.




South Africa at Glance 2009-10 is the fifteenth edition of South Africa`s most popular and credible pocket reference. Independent, easy to use, well written, full of useful information and more than a hundred charts and graphs, it is the most up-to-date book of its kind. It is aimed at the business traveller, prospective investor and anyone interested in obtaining in-depth information about South Africa in a compact, user-friendly format. The book is printed each year only after the budget presentation in February so that the reader gets the latest official view on the state of the nation, along with the new tax tables and all the year-end statistics that are important to making business decisions or simply understanding what the `Rainbow Nation` is all about.

Have a look at the table of contents index and some of the excerpts to get a flavour of the book. South Africa at a Glance is widely used in both the public and private sectors and has been described as the `pocket size book with the king size content` and the `Rainbow Nation in a small book`. To keep abreast of what is happening in South Africa from day-to-day, visit Moneyweb and other web sites on our links page.

You can now order South Africa at a Glance in either print or CD form in English and in book form in Mandarin Chinese.

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Key Facts 2008  

Population: 48.7 million

Key Cities: Johannesburg – 3.9 m
                    Cape Town – 3.3 m
                    Durban (eThekwini) – 3.1 m
                    Pretoria (Tshwane) – 2.2 m

GDP December 2008: R2,304 billion

GDP per capita: R47,310

GDP Growth 2008: 3.1%

Inflation (year-on-year):
                 CPI – 9.5%
                 PPI – 11%

Prime Interest Rate: 14%

Unemployment: 23.2%

International Dialing Code: ++27

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