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Free State
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province of South Africa
The Free State is a province in central South Africa that plays an important role in the country's economy and agriculture. It matters because it is a significant agricultural region and has historically been central to South Africa's political and social development.
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Official website
Free State Online
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- province of South Africa
- Official name
- Orange Free State
- Country
- South Africa
- Located in
- South Africa
- Capital
- Bloemfontein
- Population
- 2964412
- Area
- 129825.0
- Elevation
- 1293
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Head of government
- Mosiuoa Lekota
- Shares border with
- Gauteng
- Official website
- www.freestateonline.fs.gov.za
- Image
- City hall Bloemfontein.jpg
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- native label
- IPhondo yaFreyistata
- Commons category
- Free State
- topic's main category
- Category:Free State (province)
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in the Free State
- inception
- 1994-04-27
- replaces
- Orange Free State Province
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Encyclopedic overview
The Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Boer republic called the Orange Free State and later the Orange Free State Province.
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