Lang leef die Kaap | |||||
| Anthem | "Die Stem van Suid Afrika" | ||||
| Capital | Cape Town | ||||
| Largest city | Paarl | ||||
| Other cities | George, Atlantis, Fish Hoek, Kraaifontein, Worcester | ||||
| Language official |
Afrikaans | ||||
| others | Xhosa, Khoisan languages | ||||
| Religion | Afrikaner Calvinism | ||||
| Ethnic Group | 47.73% White 43.13% Coloured 7.61% Bantu 1.09% Khoisan 0.43% Indian | ||||
| Demonym | Capetonian | ||||
| Legislature | Parliamentary Republic | ||||
| State President | Helen Zille | ||||
| Deputy President | Mmusi Maimane | ||||
| Area | 129,462 km² | ||||
| Population | 5,822,734 | ||||
| Independence | from South Africa | ||||
| declared | 31 May 1920 | ||||
| recognized | 31 May 1920 | ||||
| Currency | Rand | ||||
| Time Zone | SAST | ||||
| summer | SAST | ||||
| Driving Side | right | ||||
| Calling Code | +271 | ||||
| Internet TLD | .wc | ||||
| Organizations | Southern African Commonwealth | ||||
The Western Cape, officially the Western Cape Republic, is a sovereign state located on the south-western tip of Southern Africa. The Western Cape gained independence after the dissolution of the Union of South Africa in 1920 and it is among the most developed and successful nations in Africa.