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Free State Investment Prospectus

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THE FREE STATE, with 2.8-million residents, accounted for 5% of South Africa’s population in 2017/18 and contributed proportionately to the GDP. In 2018 (the latest available data), the real economy (represented by agriculture, mining, manufacturing and construction) made up 27% of the Free State’s output. The largest real-economy sector was mining at 11% of the provincial economy, followed by manufacturing at 9%, agriculture at 4% and construction at 3%. The Free State contributed 10% of national agriculture and 7% of national mining, but just 4% of national manufacturing and 3.5% of national construction.

Free State Investment

CONTACT DETAILS Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DESTEA) Tel: 051 404 9600 | www.edtea.fs.gov.za Free State Development Corporation (FDC) Tel: 051 400 0800 | www.fdc.co.za Maluti-A-Phofung Special Economic Zone (MAPSEZ) Tel: 051 400 0880 | www.mapsez.co.za INVESTMENT PROSPECTUS FREE STATE 2019

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