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South Africa profile
| GEOGRAPHY |
| Latitudes (WIO) |
| 22° - 35°S; 17° - 33° E |
| Area |
| 1 219 090 km2 |
| Climate |
| Subtropical to temperate |
| Main coastal and marine habitats |
| Rocky & coral reefs; mangroves; estuaries; sandy & rocky shores; kelp forests |
| DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Population |
| 46.9 million |
| Urbanisation |
| 57% (UCT) |
| Life expectancy at birth |
| 47 years |
| Growth rate |
| -0.4% |
| HIV/AIDS (adult prevalence rate) |
| 16.7% |
| Unemployment rate |
| 26.7% |
| Literacy |
| 86.4% (CIA World Factbook) |
| ECONOMY |
| GDP |
| US$ 186.8 billion |
| Sectors |
| Services (65.1%); Industry (31.6%); Agriculture (3.4%) |
| MARINE ENVIRONMENT |
| Coastline |
| 2798 km |
| Products |
| Small pelagics; hake; linefish; lobster; shrimp; abalone |
Total Marine Catch |
| 866 344 mt, 1 692 mt from the Indian Ocean (FAO statistics for 2004) |
| Contribution to GDP |
| 1% (by total catch not just WIO catch) |
| Endangered |
| Black musselcracker; Red steenbras; Great white shark; Smalltooth sawfish; Largetooth sawfish; Largecomb sawfish; Brindle bass; Potato bass; Seventy-four; Natal wrasse |
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Legislation |
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Marine Living Resources Act
Marine catches for South Africa as recorded in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Fisheries Global Information System for the period 1995 to 2004. The country’s total catch is provided on the left while the catch from the Indian Ocean is on the right. |
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