The agricultural and mining production in the North West plays a vital role in the boosting of the South African economy. Its capital is Mafikeng. It was created after the end of Apartheid in 1994, and includes parts of the former Transvaal province and Cape Province, as well as most of the former Bantustan of Bophuthatswana.

Population of 4,669,349

Capital City: Mafikeng (Also largest city)

Languages:
- Setswana (65.36%)
- Afrikaans (7.51%)
- IsiXhosa (5.85
- Sesotho (5.70%)
- Xitsonga (4.71%)
- Sepedi (4.18%)
- IsiZulu (2.52%)
- IsiNdebele (1.34%)
- English (1.16%)

Races:
- Black (91.5%)
- White (6.7%)
- Coloured (1.6%)
- Asian: (0.3%)

Religion:
- Christian 81%
- Muslim 2%
- Hindu 0.5%
- Other or undetermined 11%
- No Religion 6%