Cape Republic
Republic of the Cape of Good Hope | |
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Proposed Flag
Coat of Arms
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Motto: Free the Cape! or Spes Bona (Latin) "Good Hope" | |
Anthem: The Voice of our Cape | |
In dark green: the Western Cape, as proposed by many organizations to be the borders of the republic. In light green: the Cape Republic as proposed by the Cape Independence Party. | |
| Status | Proposed |
| Capital and largest city | Cape Town 33°55′31″S 18°25′26″E / 33.92528°S 18.42389°ECoordinates: 33°55′31″S 18°25′26″E / 33.92528°S 18.42389°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Official languages | |
| Recognised regional languages | |
| Ethnic groups (2021 Estimate) |
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| Religion | Mostly Christianity |
| Demonym(s) | Capetonian or Cape Republican |
| Government | Proposed independent republic or autonomous region within South Africa |
• President of Cape Independence Advocacy Group | Phil Craig |
| Pieter Groenewald | |
| Legislature | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Senate | |
| House of Assembly | |
| Independence from South Africa | |
| 1652 | |
| 1805 | |
| 1910 | |
• Western Cape Formed | 1994 |
• Cape Independence Party founded | 2007 |
| Area | |
• Estimated Total | 518,420 km2 (200,160 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | 0.07 |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | At least 7,426,673 (93rd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
• Total |  R648.83 billion (111th) |
• Per capita | R88,051 |
| Gini (2010) |  58.5high |
| HDI (2010) | 0.7235 high · 102nd |
| Currency | South African Rand (ZAR) |
| Time zone | SAST |
| Date format | yyyy/mm/dd yyyy-mm-dd |
| Driving side | left |
Website https://www.capeparty.com/ | |
| Today part of | South Africa (Western Cape, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape) |
The Cape Republic, also called the Cape of Good Hope or simply just the Cape, is a proposed state that encompasses the Western Cape, Northern Cape and a small part of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.[1] The Cape Independence Party established itself in 2007 and wanted the Cape Republic to become a state independent of South Africa. The party is seeking a referendum so they can decide their future as an independent state.[2] If the country were to succeed South Africa, it would most likely border 3 countries; Namibia, South Africa and Botswana. Its coastline would stretch for about 1785 kilometers along the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Oceans. Its capitals would be Cape Town (de jure) and Kimberley (de facto). The country is more or less the same size as the Sovereign State of Good Hope, an unrecognised country, that was declared a country on 17 July 2018 by King Cornelius, of the Cape.
Opinion polling and Support
Background
Municipalities often included
This section is entirely based on this map shown above. In other maps proposed, the Free State is often not included.
Western Cape
Northern Cape
- All Municipalities, except the district of John Taolo Gaetsewe
Eastern Cape
- Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality
- Kou-Kamma Local Municipality
- Kouga Local Municipality
- Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
Free State
Economy
Geography
This text includes the geography of the Western Cape Province, which would be where the Cape Republic would form. The Prince Edward Islands, currently the only overseas territories of South Africa, which is part of the Western Cape Province will also be the only overseas territory of the Cape Republic. They are two Sub-Antarctic islands.
Culture
Gallery
See also
- Cape Independence
- Cape Province
- List of active separatist movements in Africa
- Orania, Northern Cape
- Sovereign State of Good Hope
- Volkstaat
References
- ↑ "CITIZENX.CO.ZA". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11.
- ↑ "Cape Independence Party". IT’S TIME FOR CAPEXIT. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
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