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City Statistics

Location: Gauteng Province, South Africa.
Country dialling code: 27; as of May 2002, all local numbers dialled, even from within Johannesburg, should have had to be preceded by the area code (011), but this is yet to implemented.
Population: 3.2 million (Johannesburg city); 7.3 million (Gauteng Province).
Ethnic mix: 72% black (expected to rise to 74.7% by 2010), 17.4% white (expected to drop to 14.8% by 2010), 6.5% coloured (expected to remain constant), 3.7% Asian (expected to rise to 4% by 2010).
Religion: 90% Christian, 4% Jewish, 3% Muslim, 2% other, 1% Hindu.
Time zone: GMT + 2.
Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz; round three-pin plugs are standard.
Average January temp: 20C (68F).
Average July temp: 10C (51F).
Annual rainfall: 720mm (28.8 inches).



   
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