South Africa

About the Flag

South Africa is located on the southernmost tip of the African continent bordering on Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe to the north and Mozambique and Swaziland to the east. It surrounds Lesotho. A member of the Commonwealth, the UN and the IMO, South Africa is a republic with a bicameral legislature. The Chief of State and Head of Government is the Executive President. The legal system is based on Roman-Dutch law and English common law. South Africa’s capital is Pretoria, and there are eleven official languages including English.

The highly-developed economy is based on rich mineral resources, and major exports include gold and other metals, food, and chemicals. South Africa’s chief ports are Durban, Cape Town, East London, and Port Elizabeth and the currency is the rand.  Principal trading partners are Italy, Japan, the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

The prevailing legislation for Ship Registration in South Africa is the Ship Registration Act 58 of 1998
(as amended) and the Ship Registration Regulations, 2002 (as amended).