People (South Africa)
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     Population:
         41,688,360 (July 1992), growth rate 2.6% (1992); includes the 10 so-called
         homelands, which are not recognized by the US
     Population:
       four independent homelands:
         Bophuthatswana 2,489,347, growth rate 2.86%; Ciskei 1,088,476, growth rate
         2.99%; Transkei 4,746,796, growth rate 4.13%; Venda 718,207, growth rate
         3.81%
       six other homelands:
         Gazankulu 803,806, growth rate 3.96%; Kangwane 597,783, growth rate 3.60%;
         KwaNdebele 373,012, growth rate 3.40%; KwaZulu 5,748,950, growth rate 3.58%;
         Lebowa 2,924,584, growth rate 3.90%; QwaQwa 288,155, growth rate 3.60%
     Birth rate:
         34 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         8 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         NEGL migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         50 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         62 years male, 67 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         4.4 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - South African(s); adjective - South African
     Ethnic divisions:
         black 75.2%, white 13.6%, Colored 8.6%, Indian 2.6%
     Religions:
         most whites and Coloreds and about 60% of blacks are Christian; about 60% of
         Indians are Hindu; Muslim 20%
     Languages:
         Afrikaans, English (both official); many vernacular languages, including
         Zulu, Xhosa, North and South Sotho, Tswana
     Literacy:
         76% (male 78%, female 75%) age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
     Labor force:
         11,000,000 economically active (1989); services 34%, agriculture 30%,
         industry and commerce 29%, mining 7% (1985)
     Organized labor:
         about 17% of total labor force belongs to a registered trade union (1989);
         African unions represent 15% of black labor force