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Johannesburg travel Guide

Johannesburg Basic Information
Country: South Africa
Region: Gauteng
Elevation: 5770 ft
1753 msnm
Area: 635 sq mi
1645 km²
Population: 3,888,180 inhabitants
Currency: Rand
Electricity: 220v
Power plugs: J
Telephone code: +27

Johannesburg is a city in South Africa, capital of the province of Gauteng and the richest in South Africa.
The township of Johannesburg is one of the forty largest metropolitan areas in the world, and is the only global city in Africa. Is often mistakenly believed that Johannesburg is the capital of South Africa. Although not the capital city where the richest and the economic capital of South Africa.
The population of the city of Johannesburg is about 3,800,000 inhabitants. It is the most populated city in the country, taking into account their environment and the fourth most populous in Africa, behind Cairo, Lagos and Kinshasa.
The city is also known to host the Earth Summit in 2002, the Second Summit of the Earth said "Joburg Summit for associations and NGOs that had a parallel summit to the States.

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