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South Africa


  • URI(s)

  • Codes

    • f-sa---
  • Variants

    • África del Sur
    • África do Sul
    • Afrika Selatan
    • Afrique du Sud
    • Azania (Country)
    • Dél-Afrika
    • Dél-Afrikai Köztársaság
    • Derom Afriḳah
    • Dorem-Afriḳe
    • Güney Afrika
    • Güney Afrika Cumhuriyeti
    • I︠U︡.A.R.
    • I︠U︡AR
    • I︠U︡zhno-Afrikanskai︠a︡ Respublika
    • I︠U︡zhno-Afrikanskiĭ Soi︠u︡z
    • Janūb Ifrīqiyā
    • Jihoafrická republika
    • Juhoafrická republika
    • Jumhūrīyat Janūb Ifrīqiyā
    • Južná Afrika
    • Južnoafrički savez
    • Minami Afurika Kyōwakoku
    • Nan Fei
    • Nan Fei Gongheguo
    • Nanfei
    • Nanfei Gongheguo
    • Repubblica del Sud Africa
    • Republic of South Africa
    • República da África do Sul
    • República de Sudáfrica
    • Republiek van Suid-Afrika
    • Republik Südafrika
    • Republik Suedafrika
    • Republika Południowej Afryki
    • République Sud Africaine
    • RSA (Republic of South Africa)
    • Sud África
    • Sudáfrica
    • Südafrika
    • Suid-Afrika
    • Unie van Suid-Afrika
    • Union of South Africa
    • Южно-Африканская Республика
    • جنوب إفريقيا
    • جمهورية جنوب إفريقيا
    • 南アフリカ共和国
    • 南非
    • 南非共和国
    • iRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika
    • iRiphabliki yomZantsi Afrika
    • Repabliki ya Afrika-Borwa
    • Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa
    • Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa
    • Riphabliki ya Afrika Dzonga
    • iRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika
    • Riphabul̳iki ya Afurika Tshipembe
    • iRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika
  • Additional Information

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        Country
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        Countries (sovereign states)
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        Nations
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        Nation
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        National state
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        State
    • Descriptor

        State
    • Associated Locale

        Africa
    • Associated Locale

        Africa, Southern
    • Associated Locale

        Africa, English-speaking
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                  • Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

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                  • Sources

                    • found: Urnov, A. I︠U︡. Politika I︠U︡AR v Afrike, 1982:t.p. (I︠U︡AR)
                    • found: Shimoni, G. Hizdahut leʼumit ba-golah be-dorenu, 1982:t.p. (Derom Afriḳah)
                    • found: Pela paz, 1984:p. 5 (República da Africa do Sul)
                    • found: "Amandla awethu," i.e. "power to the people" of Azania & Namibia, 1986:p. i (South Africa)
                    • found: Max, A. Sud África, 1986:p. 7 (Sudáfrica)
                    • found: Melayu Cape di Afrika Selatan, 2010:t.p. (Afrika Selatan)
                    • found: GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(pcl; 30°00ʹ00ʺS 026°00ʹ00ʺE)
                    • found: Consumer protection act, 2008?:t.p. (Iriphabhuliki Yaseningizimu Afrika)
                    • found: Nan Fei xin lü, 2011:t.p. (南非 = Nan Fei) cover (Nanfei)
                    • found: UNESCO thesaurus, via WWW, June 23, 2020(South Africa. BT English speaking Africa; Southern Africa. Afrique du Sud (French); Южно-Африканская Республика = I︠U︡zhno-Afrikanskai︠a︡ Respublika (Russian); Sudáfrica; África del Sur (Spanish))
                    • found: AGROVOC, via WWW, June 23, 2020(South Africa. BT Southern Africa. UF Republic of South Africa. Is member of: Anglophone Africa; SADC countries; other languages: جنوب إفريقيا = Janūb Ifrīqiyā; جمهورية جنوب إفريقيا = Jumhūrīyat Janūb Ifrīqiyā; 南非 = Nan Fei; 南非共和国 = Nan Fei Gongheguo; Jihoafrická republika; Afrique du Sud; République Sud Africaine; Südafrika; Republik Südafrika; Republik Suedafrika; Südafrika; Republik Südafrika; Republik Suedafrika; Dél-Afrika; Dél-Afrikai Köztársaság; Sud Africa; Repubblica del Sud Africa; 南アフリカ共和国 = Minami Afurika Kyōwakoku; Republika Południowej Afryki; África do Sul; República da África do Sul; Južná Afrika; Juhoafrická republika; Sudáfrica; República de Sudáfrica; Güney Afrika; Güney Afrika Cumhuriyeti)
                    • found: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, 2013, via WWW, June 23, 2020:page 10 (The official languages of the Republic are Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa and isiZulu) - https://www.concourt.org.za/images/phocadownload/the_text/english-2013.pdf
                    • found: Grondwet van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika, 1996, 2009, via WWW, June 23, 2020 - https://cisp.cachefly.net/assets/articles/attachments/67519_afrikaans-09.pdf
                    • found: Wikipedia, June 23, 2020(South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA); 10 other official names: Zulu: iRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika; Xhosa: iRiphabliki yomZantsi Afrika; Afrikaans: Republiek van Suid-Afrika; Northern Sotho: Repabliki ya Afrika-Borwa; Tswana: Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa; Southern Sotho: Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa; Tsonga: Riphabliki ya Afrika Dzonga; Swazi: iRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika; Venda: Riphabul̳iki ya Afurika Tshipembe; Southern Ndebele: iRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika; the "l̳" in the Venda name is a small letter L with circumflex below)
                    • found: LAC internal file, March 18, 2022(access point: South Africa; variants: Republic of South Africa; Suid-Afrika; Unie van Suid-Afrika; Union of South Africa)
                  • Editorial Notes

                    • [URIs added to this record for the PCC URI MARC Pilot. Please do not remove or edit the URIs.]
                    • [Not to be confused with South African Republic, which existed in 19th century and became Transvaal Province.]
                    • [Non-Latin script references not evaluated.]
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                  • Change Notes

                    • 1979-04-18: new
                    • 2022-03-19: revised
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