Free State

Free State jẹ́ ọ̀kan nínú àwọn igberiko 9 ní orílẹ̀-èdè Guusu Áfíríkà.

Free State Foreistata Àdàkọ:St icon Vrystaat (Áfríkáánì)
Province of South Africa
The Province of the Free State
Motto(s):  Katleho ka kopano (Success through unity)
Location of the Free State in South Africa
Country	South Africa
Orange Free State	17 February 1854
OFS Province	31 May 1910
Free State	27 April 1994
Capital	Bloemfontein
Government
• Type	Parliamentary system
• Premier	Ace Magashule (ANC)
Area [1]
• Total	129,480 km2 (49,990 sq mi)
Area rank	3rd in South Africa
Highest elevation [2]	3,291 m (10,797 ft)
Population  (2007)[3]
• Total	2,773,059
• Rank	8th in South Africa
• Density	21/km2 (55/sq mi)
• Density rank	8th in South Africa
Population groups [4]
• Black African	87.1%
• White	9.6%
• Coloured	3.0%
• Indian or Asian	0.2%
Languages [5]
• Sotho	64.4%
• Afrikaans	11.9%
• Xhosa	9.1%
• Tswana	6.8%
• Zulu	5.1%
• English	1.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
ISO 3166 code	ZA-FS
Website	www.fs.gov.za

Àwọn Ìtọ́kasí

1. Burger, Delien, ed (2009). "The land and its people". South Africa Yearbook 2008/09. Pretoria: Government Communication & Information System. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-621-38412-3. http://www.gcis.gov.za/resource_centre/sa_info/yearbook/2009/chapter1.pdf. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
2. "Taking the measure of Namahadi Peak" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
3. "Community Survey 2007: Basic results" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. p. 2. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
4. "Statistical release P0301: Community Survey, 2007 (Revised version)" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. p. 25. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
5. "Table: Census 2001 by province, language, population group and gender.". Census 2001 Interactive Tables. Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 28 January 2010.