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South AfricaBy: Morgan Lee
Map: Surrounding Countries Namibia Botswana Zimbabwe Mozm
Capitail
PRETORIA
Geography
•Orange River•Kalahari Desert •Indian Ocean•Atlantic Ocean
Major Cities Cape Town Durban Johannesburg Pretoria Soweto
Soweto
Landmarks Victoria and Alfred Waterfront Cape Town, South Africa
Landmarks
BurgersdorpEastern Cape, South Africa
Landmarks Sterkfontein Caves
Gauteng, South Africa
Outdoor Activities Deep Sea Diving
Durban, South Africa
Outdoor Activities Bungee Jumping
Pretoria, South Africa
Country Flag
two equal width horizontal bands of red and blue separated by a green band that splits into a horizontal Y, the arms of which end at the corners of the hoist side; the Y embraces a black isosceles triangle from which the arms are separated by narrow yellow bands; the red and blue bands are separated from the green band and its arms by narrow white stripes; the flag colors do not have any official symbolism, but the Y stands for the "convergence of diverse elements within South African society.
Location
Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
South Africa is bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozm.
Climate
mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights
Transportation
Airports: 578-Cape Town (Cape Town International)-Bloemfontein (Bloemfontein International)-Durban (Durban International)-Johannesburg (Johannesburg International)-Port Elizabeth (Port Elizabeth International)-Nelspruit (Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport)
Transportation
Heliports: 1 Railways: 362,099 km
Art and Culture
South African Theater Grahamstown, South Africa
Art and Culture State Theatre Pretoria, South Africa
Art and Culture African Art Centre Durban, South Africa
Top 3 Languages
1. Afrikaans 13.35% 2. English 8.2% 3. IsiNdebele 1.59%
Food
Indian food like curry is best known in Durban, South Africa
Additional Information
South African Wine is probably most well known in the Western Cape.
Table Mountain in Cape Town is believed to be one of the oldest mountains in the world.
Natural Hazards
Droughts in South African
Vocanos: the volcano forming Marion Island in the Prince Edward Islands, which last erupted in 2004, is South Africa's only active volcano
Life Expectancy
African Christianity
Major Religion
49.33 years
Largest Ethnic Group
Black African 79% White 9.6% Colored 8.9% Indian/Asian 2.5%
Top 3 Exports
1. Paper products $7.9 million
2. Zinc $2.6 million3. Food & tobacco
processing machinery $4 million
Top 3 Imports
1. Fuel oil $19 million
2. Coal $6.9 million
3. Sorghum, barley & oats $4 million