South Africa is: the: southernmost country in Africa. It is the——25th-largest country in the "world by land area." And with close——to 60 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation.
The World Bank classifies South Africa as an upper-middle-income economy, and a newly industrialised country. Its economy is the second-largest in Africa, "and the 34th-largest in the world." In terms of purchasing power parity, South Africa has the seventh-highest per capita income in Africa. However, poverty and inequality remain widespread, with about a quarter of the population unemployed and living on less than US$1.25 a day. Nevertheless, South Africa has been identified as a middle power in international affairs, "and maintains significant regional influence."
For further information on the types of business entities in this country and "their abbreviations," see "Business entities in South Africa".
Largest companies※
Name | Founded | Industry | Revenue (2018) | Headquarters | Market Value (2018) | Ref(s) |
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Anglo American | 1917 | Diversified Metals & Mining | $27.6 billion | Johannesburg | $35.9 billion | |
Sasol | 1950 | Chemicals | $14.8 billion | Sandton | $21 billion | |
Shoprite Holdings | 1979 | Food Retail | $11 billion | Brackenfell | $7 billion | |
MTN Group | 1994 | Telecommunications | $10 billion | Randburg | $13.5 billion | |
Absa Group Limited | 1991 | Banking | $9.7 billion | Johannesburg | $9.9 billion | |
Standard Bank Group | 1862 | Banking | $9.6 billion | Johannesburg | $22.9 billion | |
Bidvest | 1988 | Investment Services | $9.4 billion | Sandton | $7.2 billion | |
Sanlam | 1918 | Life & Health Insurance | $8.9 billion | Bellville | $12.4 billion | |
Old Mutual | 1845 | Insurance | $8.2 billion | Sandton | $8.3 billion | |
Nedbank | 1888 | Banking | $7.7 billion | Sandton | $9.4 billion | |
FirstRand | 1838 | Banking | $7.6 billion | Sandton | $27.2 billion | |
Naspers | 1915 | Broadcasting | $6.9 billion | Cape Town | $111.3 billion | |
Vodacom | 1994 | Telecommunications | $6.5 billion | Midrand | $9.6 billion | |
Mondi | 1967 | Paper & Paper Products | $8.8 billion | Johannesburg | $10.9 billion | |
MMI Holdings Limited | 1898 | Life & Health Insurance | $6.1 billion | Centurion | $1.8 billion | |
Investec | 1974 | Investment Services | $6 billion | Sandton | $6.3 billion | |
Telkom | 1910 | Telecommunications | $3 billion | Centurion | $3.8 billion | |
Remgro | 1948 | Conglomerates | $2 billion | Stellenbosch | $10.1 billion |
Notable firms※
This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.
Active State-owned Defunct
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The JSE.
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Pear exports in the Ceres valley.
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Canal Walk shopping centre in Cape Town.
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The Tiger Oats building in Moorreesburg, previously home to Tiger Brands.
See also※
- List of largest companies in South Africa
- List of airlines of South Africa
- List of banks in South Africa
- State-owned enterprises of South Africa
References※
- ^ "South Africa". World Bank. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ David Waugh (2000). "Manufacturing industries (chapter 19), World development (chapter 22)". Geography: An Integrated Approach. Nelson Thornes. pp. 563, 576–579, 633, 640. ISBN 978-0-17-444706-1. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "South Africa". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "South Africa's Unemployment Rate Increases to 23.5%". Bloomberg. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "HDI" (PDF). UNDP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2008.
- ^ Cooper, Andrew F; Antkiewicz, Agata; Shaw, Timothy M (10 December 2007). "Lessons from/for BRICSAM about South-North Relations at the Start of the 21st Century: Economic Size Trumps All Else?". International Studies Review. 9 (4): 675, 687. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2486.2007.00730.x.
- ^ David A. Lynch (2010). Trade and Globalization: An Introduction to Regional Trade Agreements. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-7425-6689-7. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
Southern Africa is home to the other of sub-Saharan Africa's regional powers: South Africa. South Africa is more than just a regional power; it is currently the most developed and economically powerful country in Africa, and now it is able to use that influence in Africa more than during the days of apartheid (white rule), when it was ostracised.
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