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Free State
Basic Indicators
Capital:
Bloemfontein
Population (2007):
2,899,172 Inhabitants
Official Languages:
Sesotho: 64.4%
Official Languages:
Afrikaans: 11.9%
Official Languages:
IsiXhosa: 9.1%
Area Total:
129,480.00 km²
Percentage of total South African area:
10.6
Gross Domestic Product per Region (GDPR) in 2004:
R7 8827 million
Percentage of total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2004:
5.5
Economy in the province
Since 1989, the Free State economy has changed from being dependent on the primary sector to being a manufacturing, export-orientated economy. The Free State GDPR amounted to about R75 827 million in 2004, representing a 5,5% contribution to the South African economy. Some 14% of the province's manufacturing is classified as being in high-technology industries, which is the highest percentage of all the provincial economies. An important manufacturing industry in the province can be found in the northern Free State, which is one of the most important chemical hubs in the southern hemisphere. The province has competitive advantages in the production of certain fuels, waxes, chemicals and low cost fuel from coal
Practical Knowledge
| Title & Details |
Userranking |
Popularity |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism Development in Small Towns - the Case of Parys, Free StateAuthor(s): Irma WilkinsonYear: 2008Format: Case Study | 607 | |
| Case Study of the Maluti Wildlife Kingdom Project in Maluti-A-Phofung, Free StateAuthor(s): Tiisetso S. MakheleYear: 2010Format: Case Study | 442 | |
| Case Study on Small Town Development, Gariep DamAuthor(s): Johannes WesselsYear: 2011Format: Case Study | 756 |
Theoretical Knowledge
| Title |
Userranking |
Popularity |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of LED in the Free State ProvinceYear: 2003Format: Study | 297 | |
|
Farmer's Forum Report: Local Development in Thabo Mofutsanyana, Free State Author(s): Cherina XaziYear: 2010Format: Report |
1,254 | |
| Evaluation of LED in the Free State ProvinceYear: 2004Format: Report | 247 |
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