Geographicals

South Africa

A republic in southern Africa, the southernmost part of Africa. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Officially the Republic of South Africa since 1960, it was called the Union of South Africa 1910-1960.

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Abstract

A republic in southern Africa, the southernmost part of Africa. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Officially the Republic of South Africa since 1960, it was called the Union of South Africa 1910-1960.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Republic of South Africa
  • Union of South Africa

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with geographic designation AFRICA, SOUTHERN

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  1. Z01w.058w.290w.175w.735w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. South Africa. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013019. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013019
  2. South Africa. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa
  3. South Africa. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q258