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SOUTH AFRICA

BY:

HASIM ALI

HIMANSHU SHARMA

MD. ASIF

PAWAN YADAV

RAM JI AGRAWAL

YUKTI YADAV

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History

Apartheid (racial segregation) laws are established asearly as 1910 that dictate the separation of races.

South Africa no longer an English colony in 1950,Afrikaner government elected which continues system of

apartheid.In 1960, a political protest in a segregated township issuppressed by the police. 69 die, and 180 are wounded inthe Sharpeville massacre

Shortly afterwards, the African National Congress, ablack political party, is banned, and Nelson Mandelaimprisoned for 27 years.

After years of international pressure, these laws arefinally overturned in 1990, leading to free elections in

1994: Nelson Mandela elected president

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GEOGRAPHY

1. South Africa has an area of 4,72,281 sq.

miles.

2. Located at the Southern most region ofAfrica.

3. 25th largest country in the world.

4. Prince Edwards Iceland's.5. Drakensberg mountains is the highest peak in

South Africa about 11,181ft.

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GEOGRAPHY

1. South Africa has an area of 4,72,281 sq.

miles.

2. Located at the Southern most region ofAfrica.

3. 25th largest country in the world.

4. Prince Edwards Iceland's.5. Drakensberg mountains is the highest peak in

South Africa about 11,181ft.

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Climate

1. Temperature:

South Africa has a generally temperate climate.

2. Southern hemisphere:

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Plants and Animals

1. 20000 different plants, making it particularly

rich in plant biodiversity.

2. Different grasses, low shrubs, acacia trees.3. Lions, leopards, white rhinos, hippopotamus

and giraffes.

4. Cape floral kingdom.

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Tourism

Johannesburg

Diamond Mine African Forest

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http://www.jhbzoo.org.za/

The main purpose of theJohannesburg

Zoo is the accommodation,enrichment, husbandry and

medicalcare of wild animals

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JOHANNESBURG BOTANICALGARDENS

The BotanicalGardens opened in1968.

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The beautifulGarden of

Reflection is

filled withroses andthingsspinning

and dancing inthe wind!

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The Lion Park offers terrific close-up views and other experienceswith lions, as well as rare white

lions. Other large predators at theLion Park include cheetahs, brownand spotted hyenas, wild dogs and

jackals. Superb filming andphotographic opportunities are also

possible.

DangerousLiasons

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NELSON MANDELA BRIDGE

Paris has its Eiffel Tower,New York its Statue of

Liberty, Sydney its HarbourBridge. On 20 July,

Johannesburg opened thelargest cable-stayed bridge

in southern Africa. Who elseto name it after but NelsonMandela, the man who ledSouth Africa across the

apartheid divide?

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Kruger National Park

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Forests

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Safari

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Art

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Economy

1. Mixed economy with high rate of poverty

and low GDP per capita.

2. Middle income country, well developedfinancial, legal, communication, energy, and

transport sectors.

3. Stock exchange top twenty in the world.

4. Cape town, Port Elizabeth, Durban, and

Johannesburg/ Pretorial.

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Economy contd.

Electricity crisis------

Unsuccessful attempt by the

government to encourage privateconstruction of power generation

capacity.

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Economy contd.

Agriculture------

Large agriculture sector and is a net

exporter of farming products and haveconstituted 8% of South African total export

for the past five years.

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Culture

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Demographics

1. 50 million people of diverse origin, cultures,

languages, and religions.

2. Annual population growth rate 0.051% in2010.

3. Zulu, Xhosa, Bapedi, and Venda groups are

unique to South Africa.

4. South Africa hosts a sizeable refugee and

asylum seeker population.

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Demographics contd.

Diversification of people

Black African

White

Colored

Indian or Asian

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Demographics contd.

Marriage Rate------

1. Same sex marriage has been legal in South

Africa since 2006.2. First African and first republic nation to allow

the same sex marriage.

3. Couples have a choice of a civil unions or amarriage.

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Religion

Christians

other

Totalreligion ofSouth

Africa

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Religion contd.

Christians accounted for 79.7% of the

total population

Zion Christian

Pentecostal

Roman catholic

Mthodist

Dutch reformed

Anglican

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Religion contd.

Others 20.3% 0f the total population

Muslims

Hindus

Judaism

No religious affiliation

Others

Unspecified

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Languages

South Africa has 11 official languages.

Africans, English, Ndebele, Northern

Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Taswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, and Zola.

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Social Problem

1. Ranked 1st for assaults and rapes per capita.

2. Ranked 2nd for murder per capita.

3. About 66 people are murdered everyday.4. Much experienced with Brain Drain

disease, damaging for the HIV AIDS epidemic.

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Society and Culture

1. Diverse culture.

2. Best cuisine is Braai or Barbecue which is

heavily meat based.3. Major wine producer.

4. Black majority culture which speaks mostly

Africans and sometimes English also.

5. Middle class family.

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Science and Technology

1. First human to human heart transplant.

2. Develop a vaccine against Yellow Fever.

3. Developed Crystallographic ElectronMicroscope.

4. Currently building the Karro Array Telescope

as a path finder for the $20 sq. kilometer

array project.

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Sports

South Africans most play Soccer, Rugby, Cricket

with other significant support are

Swimming, Athletics, Golf, Boxing, Tennis,

and Net Ball.

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Education

1. Public universities is divided into three types-

Traditional Universities

Universities of TechnologyComprehensive Universities

2. Public expenditure on education is 6.5% of

the 2009-2010 GDP.

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Sports

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