The people of South Africa speak Afrikaans, English, Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Northern Sotho, Venda, Tsonga, Swati and Ndebele languages. South Africa's linguistic diversity is very diverse according to a fractionation scale, which for South Africa is 0.8652. The followers of Christianity make up the religious majority in the country. 62% of South Africa's population live in cities. This percentage includes the urban population of South Africa. The urbanization rate in South Africa is given as 1.4. According to data on inbound tourists in South Africa, 9,537,000 tourists enter the country every year.

National anthem
It was adopted in 1997. The lyrics were written by Enoch Sontonga, C.J. Langenhoven and the music was composed by Enoch Sontonga, Marthinus Lourens de Villiers.

Fast food
The first McDonalds in South Africa opened on November 11, 1995. There are currently 200 McDonald's restaurants operating in South Africa. The number of operating McDonalds restaurants in a country is an indication of the influence of western culture and globalization in that country. Operating McDonald's restaurants could also have a direct impact on the health of a country's citizens. Around 31% of South Africa's population is obese.

Alcohol consumption
Every year the people of South Africa consume 2.9 liters of alcohol per capita, and this amount is made up of 48.1% beer, 17.8% wine, 16.7% spirits and 17.4% other alcohol.

National dish
One of South Africa's most popular national dishes is bobotie.