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![]() Location: Southern Africa, at the extreme southern tip of the continent of Africa Population: 45.1 million (1995 estimate) Capital: Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judicial) Comparative area: Slightly less than twice the size of Texas Religions: Christian (most whites and Coloreds and about 60 percent of blacks), Hindu (60 percent of Indians), Muslim 2 percent Landscape: High, sweeping plateaus, towering mountains, deep valleys; beaches line long, fertile coast Recognized by International Olympic Committee: 1991 Source: Knight-Ridder/Tribune
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