USEFUL INFORMATION
GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE
TIMEZONE
LGBTQ+ RELATED
TRAVEL RELATED
KEY INFORMATION
LGBTQ+ Equality Index
Very High
LGBTQ Population (2019) - Estimated
c.1.5 million
LGBTQ+ Dollar (2018) - Estimated Annual Spend
c.$5.6 billion
Region
Southern Africa (Africa)
Capital
Pretoria
Pretoria (fr) | Pretoria (Tshwane) (de) | Pretoria (es) | Pretoria (it) | Bloemfontein (du) | Pretória ou Tshwane (pt)
WHAT3WORDS
No Warning
INTERACTIVE MAP
To view a region, 
click on the name or image
Eastern Cape
Le Cap-Oriental (fr) | Ostkap (de) | Provincia Oriental del Cabo (es) | Eastern Cape (it) | Oost-Kaap (du) | Cabo Oriental (pt)
Gauteng
Le Gauteng (fr) | Gauteng (de) | Provincia de Gauteng (es) | Gauteng (it) | Gauteng (du) | Gauteng (pt)
Limpopo
Le Limpopo (fr) | Limpopo (de) | Provincia de Limpopo (es) | Limpopo (it) | Limpopo (du) | Limpopo (pt)
North West
Le Nord-Ouest (fr) | Nordwest (de) | Provincia del Noroeste (es) | North West (it) | Noordwest (du) | Noroeste (pt)
Western Cape
Le Cap-Occidental (fr) | Westkap (de) | Provincia Occidental del Cabo (es) | Western Cape (it) | West-Kaap (du) | Cabo Ocidental (pt)
Free State
L'État-Libre (fr) | Freistaat (de) | Provincia del Estado Libre (es) | Free State (it) | Vrijstaat (du) | Estado Livre (pt)
KwaZulu-Natal
Le KwaZulu-Natal (fr) | KwaZulu-Natal (de) | Provincia de KwaZulu-Natal (es) | KwaZulu-Natal (it) | KwaZoeloe-Natal (du) | Kwazulu-Natal (pt)
Mpumalanga
Le Mpumalanga (fr) | Mpumalanga (de) | Provincia de Mpumalanga (es) | Mpumalanga (it) | Mpumalanga (du) | Mpumalanga (pt)
Northern Cape
Le Cap-du-Nord (fr) | Nordkap (de) | Provincia Septentrional del Cabo (es) | Northern Cape (it) | Noord-Kaap (du) | Cabo Setentrional (pt)
Telephone Dialling Code
+27
Internet Suffix
.za
Electricity
220,230 volts
50 hertz
Electrical Plug Type(s) - click the letter to view the specific plug
POLICE:
polisie (afrikaans) | police (english) | amaphoyisa (southern ndebele) | mapolesa (sesotho) | amaphoyisa (zulu ) | mapolesa (northern sotho) | mapodisi (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
FIRE:
vuur (afrikaans) | fire (english) | umlilo (southern ndebele) | mollo (sesotho) | umlilo (zulu ) | mollo (northern sotho) | molelô (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
AMBULANCE:
ambulans (afrikaans) | ambulance (english) | ambulensi (southern ndebele) | ambulense (sesotho) | ambulensi (zulu ) | ambulense (northern sotho) | koloi ya balwetse (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
HELP:
help (afrikaans) | help (english) | usizo (southern ndebele) | thusa (sesotho) | usizo (zulu ) | thusa (northern sotho) | thusa (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
Member/Associate of an Economic/Security Group
Organisation des Nations unies (ONU) (fr) | Vereinte Nationen (VN) (de) | Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) (es) | Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite (ONU) (it) | Verenigde Naties (VN) (du) | Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) (pt)
Union Africaine (UA) (fr) | Afrikanische Union (AU) (de) | Unión Africana (UA) (es) | Unione Africana (UA) (it) | Afrikaanse Unie (AU) (du) | União Africana (UA) (pt)
Capital
Pretoria
Pretoria (fr) | Pretoria (Tshwane) (de) | Pretoria (es) | Pretoria (it) | Bloemfontein (du) | Pretória ou Tshwane (pt)
Region
Southern Africa
Continent
Africa
Hemisphere
Southern
Surrounding Ocean(s)
Atlantic Ocean | Indian Ocean | Southern (Antartic) Ocean
Area (sq km)
1,219,912
Monthly Average Temperatures
| M1 | M2 | M3 | M4 | M5 | M6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH | 28.4°C | 83.1°F | 28.4°C | 83.2°F | 27.3°C | 81.1°F | 25.1°C | 77.1°F | 23.2°C | 73.7°F | 20.3°C | 68.5°F |
| LOW | 16.4°C | 61.5°F | 16.1°C | 60.9°F | 14.6°C | 58.3°F | 11.8°C | 53.2°F | 8.4°C | 47.2°F | 5.4°C | 41.8°F |
| M7 | M8 | M9 | M10 | M11 | M12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH | 20.3°C | 68.5°F | 23.2°C | 73.8°F | 27.3°C | 81.1°F | 28.4°C | 83.1°F | 28.6°C | 83.5°F | 28.9°C | 84°F |
| LOW | 4.9°C | 40.8°F | 7.5°C | 45.5°F | 11.2°C | 52.2°F | 13.4°C | 56.2°F | 14.7°C | 58.5°F | 16.2°C | 61.1°F |
To make the data more inclusive, we have created a lookup table for the various Months in a number of different languages.The abbreviations (M1, M2,..) correspond to a month within the table (January, February,..)
M09-M11
M12-M02
M3-M05
M06-M08
To make the data more inclusive, we have created a lookup table for the various Months in a number of different languages (see above).
The abbreviations (M01, M02,..) correspond to a month within the table (January, February,..)
The abbreviations (M01, M02,..) correspond to a month within the table (January, February,..)
LGBTQ Population (2019) - Estimated
c.1.5 million
LGBTQ+ Dollar (2018) - Estimated Annual Spend
c.$5.6 billion
Lesbian (L):
lesbiese (afrikaans) | lesbian (english) | lesbian (southern ndebele) | lesbiana (sesotho) | lesbian (zulu ) | lesbian (northern sotho) | lesbian (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
Gay (G):
gay (afrikaans) | gay (english) | gay (southern ndebele) | gay (sesotho) | gay (zulu ) | ho ba le bashanyana (northern sotho) | setabane (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
Bisexual (B):
biseksuele (afrikaans) | bisexual (english) | ngithanda abesilisa nabesifazane (southern ndebele) | dikamano tsa (sesotho) | ngithanda abesilisa nabesifazane (zulu ) | ho kopanela liphate (northern sotho) | bisexual (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
Transgender (T):
transgender (afrikaans) | transgender (english) | transgender (southern ndebele) | transgender (sesotho) | transgender (zulu ) | transgender (northern sotho) | transgender (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
Questioning (Q):
bevraagtekening (afrikaans) | questioning (english) | ukubuza imibuzo (southern ndebele) | lipotso (sesotho) | ukubuza imibuzo (zulu ) | lipotso (northern sotho) | potsô (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
LGBTQ+ Equality Index
Very High
LGBTQ+ Illegal
No
Anti-discrimination laws in place
Yes (extensive)
Same-sex unions recognised
Yes
Same-sex marriage allowed
Yes
Main International Airports
(with three-word locations)
| AIRPORT NAME | AIRPORT CODE | CITY/LOCALITY | WHAT3WORDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town International Airport | CPT (iata) | FACT (icao) | Cape Town | /// zips.frizz.bottom |
| Durban International Airport | DUR (iata) | FADN (icao) | Durban | /// smoker.reserves.huddled |
| OR Tambo-Johannesburg International Airport | JNB (iata) | FAJS (icao) | Johannesburg | /// shrimp.ranches.graced |
| King Shaka International Airport | DUR (iata) | FALE (icao) | Durban | /// boudoir.waitress.stable |
| Tambo International Airport | JNB (iata) | FAOR (icao) | Johannesburg | /// shrimp.ranches.graced |
Region
Southern Africa
Continent
Africa
Language(s)
Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Sesotho, Zulu, Northern Sotho, Tswana, Swazi, Venda, Tsonga
POLICE:
10 111
polisie (afrikaans) | police (english) | amaphoyisa (southern ndebele) | mapolesa (sesotho) | amaphoyisa (zulu ) | mapolesa (northern sotho) | mapodisi (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
AMBULANCE:
10 177
ambulans (afrikaans) | ambulance (english) | ambulensi (southern ndebele) | ambulense (sesotho) | ambulensi (zulu ) | ambulense (northern sotho) | koloi ya balwetse (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
FIRE:
10 177
vuur (afrikaans) | fire (english) | umlilo (southern ndebele) | mollo (sesotho) | umlilo (zulu ) | mollo (northern sotho) | molelô (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
HELP:
help (afrikaans) | help (english) | usizo (southern ndebele) | thusa (sesotho) | usizo (zulu ) | thusa (northern sotho) | thusa (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
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