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Focus : Africa
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INDIA
INDIA
Africa
AFRICA
INDIA : India’s Trade with the African Region notched US$ 38.96 Billion in the year 2009-10 (DGCI&S provisional figures) constituting 8.37% share in India’s total trade. Trade with the region has grown at a CAGR of 18.10% from US$ 4.48 Billion in 1996-97.
AFRICA : 54 Countries, 1 billion people, US$ 1.01 Billion of trade. Imports worth US$ 468 billion include Mineral Fuels, Oils, Machinery, Vehicles including Boats, Ships, Aircrafts, Electronics & Electricals, Iron & Steel & Articles thereof, Cereals, Plastics, Pharmaceuticals, etc.

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South Africa
Country's Overview
 
 
 
 

 
geography

GEOGRAPHY

 

South Africa is located at the southern tip of the African continent. Area 1214 Sq. Kms and Coastline 2798KMs.Cape Town is the legislative capital while other major cities are Johannesburg (largest city), Pretoria(administrative Capital) and Bloemfontein (judicial capital).

Climate: semiarid, subtropical along east coast

Political Structure: South Africa has a Republic government with 9 provinces, namely, Eastern Cape,Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North-West, Western Cape.President elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term (eligible for a second term Election last held on 6 May 2009 and next to be held in 2014.African national congress (ANC) is in power since 1994.

 
   
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POPULATION

 

49.11 Million (Est. 2010), growth rate is -0.051% (2010 est.) YOY.

Ethnic group: Black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5% (2001 census). 

Religion: Christian 75.9%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1%

Language: English.

Source: CIA, Wikipedia, Maps of world

 

 

 
   
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GDP (PPP)

 

USD $504.2 Billion (2008 est.).

The real growth rate in 2008 was 3.7%. The CAGR of GDP for 3 years (2007-2009)  0.91%. The GDP growth rates in the year 2007 was 5.5%

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TRADE (EXPORT & IMPORT)

Values in USD Billion
South Africa
Year 2006
(USD Billion)
Year 2007
(USD Billion)
Year 2008
(USD Billion)
Growth
2006-07
Growth
2007-08
CAGR over
5 years
Imports
68.47
79.87
81.59
16.65
2.15
9.16
Exports
52.6
64.03
.73.97
21.73
15.52
18.59
Total Trade
121.07
143.9
155.56
18.86
8.1
13.35
Total Trade as a % of GDP
27.81
29.6
30.85
6.43
4.24
5.33

 

Source: UN Database

 

Major ports : Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay and Saldanha Bay.
   
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SECTOR BREAKUP

 

Agriculture 3.1%, Industry 31.1% and services 65.8% (Est. 2008).

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ECONOMY SNAPSHOTS

 

South Africa is a middle-income, emerging market with an abundant supply of      
natural resources, well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors. Growth was robust from 2004 to 2008 as South Africa reaped the benefits of macroeconomic stability and a global commodities boom.The major indicators for the year 2008 are as follows:

 

Revenue

USD 77.68 Bn Expenditure USD 94.57Bn (2009 est.)

Investments as a part of

22.4% of GDP (2009 est.) Inflation 11.3%, (2008 est.)
Public debt as a part of 24.9% of GDP (2008 est.) For-ex and gold reserves USD 33.59 Bn
Prime lending rate 15.13%
Source: Worldbank report, www.Afrol.org, CIA, Wikipedia, Maps of world