The Union of South Africa

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf country
gptkbp:area 1,221,037 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Namibia
gptkb:Lesotho
gptkb:Botswana
Eswatini
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Cape_Town
gptkbp:code +27
gptkbp:currency gptkb:South_African_pound
gptkbp:currentTeam gptkb:Louis_Botha
gptkbp:dissolved 1961
gptkbp:established 1910
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:governmentType parliamentary democracy
gptkbp:historicalEvent Statute of Westminster 1931
World War I participation
World War II participation
Anglo-Boer War
Apartheid era
Formation of the Union
Proclamation of the Republic 1961
Republic referendum 1960
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First self-governing dominion in the British Empire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Union of South Africa
gptkbp:internetAccess .za
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Port_Elizabeth
gptkb:Johannesburg
gptkb:Pretoria
gptkb:Bloemfontein
gptkb:Durban
gptkbp:nationalFlower King Protea
gptkbp:nationalTeam Springbok
Die Stem van Suid-Afrika
gptkbp:notableDrivers left
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Afrikaans
gptkb:Zulu
English
Xhosa
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:South_African_Party
gptkb:National_Party
gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:United_Party
gptkbp:population approximately 8 million (in 1911)
gptkbp:region Africa
gptkbp:timeZone UTC+2