National Party South Africa (NP)



				EASTERN CAPE Capital: Bisho Major city: Port Elizabeth Languages: 83.4% isiXhosa, 9.3% Afrikaans, 3.6% English Population: 6 919 071 (2006) Share of total SA population: 14.6% Area: 168 966 square kilometres Share of total SA area: 13.9% Population density: 41 people per square kilometre Gross regional product: R88-billion (2003) Share of total SA GDP: 8.1% FREE STATE Capital: Bloemfontein Languages: 64.4% Sesotho, 11.9% Afrikaans, 9.1% isiXhosa Population: 2 938 236 (2006) Share of total SA population: 6.2% Area: 129 825 square kilometres Share of total SA area: 10.6% Population density: 23 people per square kilometre Gross regional product: R69-billion (2003) Share of total SA GDP: 5.5% GAUTENG Capital: Johannesburg Languages: 21.5% isiZulu, 14.4% Afrikaans, 13.1% Sesotho, 12.5% English Population: 9 525 571 (2006) Share of total SA population: 20.1% Area: 16 548 square kilometres Share of total SA area: 1.4% Population density: 576 people per square kilometre Gross regional product: R413.6-billion (2003) Share of total SA GDP: 33.3% KWAZULU-NATAL Capital: Pietermaritzburg Major city: Durban Languages: 80.9% isiZulu, 73.6% English, 1.5% Afrikaans Population: 9 904 698 (2006) Share of total SA population: 20.9% Area: 94 361 square kilometres Share of total SA area: 7.7% Population density: 105 people per square kilometre Gross regional product: R206.8-billion (2003) Share of total SA GDP: 16.7% LIMPOPO Capital: Polokwane Languages: 52.1% Sesotho, 22.4% Xitsonga, 15.9% Tshivenda Population: 5 355 172 (2006) Share of total SA population: 11.3% Area: 125 755 square kilometres Share of total SA area: 10.3% Population density: 43 people per square kilometre Gross regional product: R81.3-billion (2003) Share of total SA GDP: 6.7% MPUMALANGA Capital: Nelspruit Languages: 30.8% siSwati, 26.4% isiZulu, 12.1% isiNdebele Population: 3 506 927 (2006) Share of total SA population: 7.4% Area: 76 495 square kilometres Share of total SA area: 6.3% Population density: 46 people per square kilometre Gross regional product: R87.5-billion (2003) Share of total SA GDP: 6.8% NORTHERN CAPE Capital: Kimberley Languages: 68% Afrikaans, 20.8% Setswana, 2.5% English Population: 1 089 991 (2006) Share of total SA population: 2.3% Area: 372 889 square kilometres Share of total SA area: 30.5% Population density: 3 people per square kilometre Gross regional product: R29.7-billion (2003) Share of total SA GDP: 2.4% NORTH WEST Capital: Mafikeng Major city: Potchefstroom Languages: 65.4% Setswana, 7.5% Afrikaans, 5.8% isiXhosa Population: 3 364 754 (2006) Share of total SA population: 7.1% Area: 106 512 square kilometres Share of total SA area: 8.7% Population density: 32 people per square kilometre Gross regional product: R81.4-billion (2003) Share of total SA GDP: 6.3% WESTERN CAPE Capital: Cape Town Languages: 55.3% Afrikaans, 23.7% isiXhosa, 19.3% English Population: 4 739 090 (2006) Share of total SA population: 10% Area: 129 462 square kilometres Share of total area: 10.6% Population density: 37 people per square kilometre Gross regional product: R181-billion (2003) Share of total GDP: 14.5%