Information About South Africa
Capital City :
Pretoria (administrative capital)
Climate :
Mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights.
Provinces :
Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, Limpopo, North West Province and Western Cape.
Attractions :
Robben Island, Garden Route, Simons Town, Spier Wine Estate (South Africa), Blouberg, Bo-Kaap, Bo-Kaap Museum, Boulders Beach, Buitenverwachting and Castle of Good Hope.
National Flower :
Protea (Protea cynaroides)
Background :
If the history of South Africa is in large part one of increasing racial divisiveness, today it can also be seen as the story of - eventually - a journey through massive obstacles towards the creation, from tremendous diversity, of a single nation whose dream of unity and common purpose is now capable of realisation.The earliest representatives of that diversity - at least the earliest we can name - were the San and Khoekhoe peoples (otherwise known individually as the Bushmen and Hottentots or Khoikhoi; collectively called the Khoisan). Both were resident in the southern tip of the continent for thousands of years before its written history began with the arrival of European seafarers.And before that, modern human beings had lived here for more than 100 000 years - indeed, the country is an archaeological treasure chest.
Religions :
Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census).
Natural Resources :
Gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt and natural gas.
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Durban,
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Heilbron,
Piet Retief,
Virginia,
De Aar,
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Soweto,
Balfour,
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Middelburg,
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Wolmaransstad,
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Theunissen,
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Randfontein,
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Bethlehem,
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Vryheid,
East London,
Mpumalanga,
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Johannesburg,
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Brits,
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Queenstown,
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The exchange rate for 1USD in South African Rand is R9.56 (approx.)