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Economy power of South Africa & European Union (EU)

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South Africa vs European Union (EU)

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World Rank 40 3.77
The Republic of South Africa, also known as RSA, is the southernmost country in the continent. It is one of the most important nations in Africa and in the entire world, being the 24th-most populous nation. Due to its large size, it does not have high density numbers. Interestingly, RSA has three different capital cities. The executive one is Pretoria, the judicial is Bloemfontein, and the legislative is Cape Town. Interestingly, these are not the largest - Johannesburg is the one with the largest population. More about South Africa The European Union is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located in Europe. Its members have a total land coverage of 4,233,255 square kilometers. The population of the EU is about 447 million. List of member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,Greece Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. More about European Union (EU)

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

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(United States of America (USA))

South Africa European Union (EU)
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$] 419,015,018,371 17,177,419,592,825
Percentage of the other

Gross domestic product growth rate

Gross domestic product per capita

Gross domestic product (PPP)

Gross domestic product (PPP) per capita

Gross national income (GNI, Inflation)

Gross national income

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(United States of America (USA))

South Africa European Union (EU)
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$] 410,990,090,604 17,265,699,183,045
Percentage of the other

Gross national income per capita

Inflation consumer prices (annual %)

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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(China)

South Africa European Union (EU)
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$] 25,851,755,516 -
Percentage of the other

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

Exports of goods and services (current US$)

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

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(South Africa)

South Africa European Union (EU)
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%] 28.77 7.00
Percentage of the other

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

Employment in industry (% of total employment)

Employment in services (% of total employment)

Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)

Population (total, growth, density, demgraphy)

Total population

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(China)

South Africa European Union (EU)
Position in the ranking of countries
Population 59,392,255 447,199,800
Percentage of the other

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography