id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-1384 South Africa - Wikipedia .html text/html 21324 2818 71 Its pluralistic makeup is reflected in the constitution's recognition of 11 official languages, the fourth-highest number in the world.[13] According to the 2011 census, the two most spoken first languages are Zulu (22.7%) and Xhosa (16.0%).[9] The two next ones are of European origin: Afrikaans (13.5%) developed from Dutch and serves as the first language of most coloured and white South Africans; English (9.6%) reflects the legacy of British colonialism, and is commonly used in public and commercial life. The country is a middle power in international affairs; it maintains significant regional influence and is a member of both the Commonwealth of Nations and G20.[20][21] However, crime, poverty and inequality remain widespread, with about a quarter of the population unemployed and living on less than US$1.25 a day.[22][23] Moreover, climate change is an important issue for South Africa: it is a major contributor to climate change as the 14th largest emitter of greenhouse gases as of 2018 (in large part due to its coal industry),[24] and is vulnerable to many of its impacts, because of its water-insecure environment and vulnerable communities. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-1384.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-1384.txt