By: Vanessa Zimmerman

Republic ofSouth Africa

The Land

Medium sized country Land area of about 1.2 million sq.

kilometers 1/8 the size of the U.S.

Map & Location

Southern tip of Africa

Date it Became a Republic

May 31st, 1961

Provinces

Nine provinces

Western Cape

Eastern Cape

Northern Cape

Free State

North West

Gauteng

Limpopo

Mpumalanga

KwaZulu-Natal

Nickname

Referred to as

the “Rainb

ow Nation”

“Unity in Diversity”

Capital of South Africa

South Africa has three. Pretoria Capetown Bloemfontein

Pretoria

National Anthem of S. Africa

Population

2010 est- 49,991,300

Composition of Population

79.40%

9.20%

8.70% 2.70%

Percentages

BlackWhiteColoredAsian

Clothing

Jewelry

Make their own jewelry

Colorful Usually made

from copper, grasses, and beads

Religion5 Main

Christianity Introduced by the Dutch

Islam Introduced by Cape Malay slaves of Dutch settlers

Judaism Number of Jews started coming in the 1820s

Hinduism Introduced of indentured servants imported from the

Indian subcontinent Buddhism

Introduced by Indian and Chinese immigrants

Languages

3 Main Afrikaans Xhosa Tawana

Climate

Temperate in interior plateau.

Small area in northwest has desert climate.

Rainfall generally falls in the summer.

Climate

South African Money

1 South African rand= .1480 American Dollars

Gross National Product

$224 billion in 2005 Ranked 28th in the world

Government

Constitutional Democracy Three-tier system of government Independent judiciary

Executive Authority

The president Jacob Zuma(served since May 9th, 2009) Head of state & head of government and

his/her cabinet

Coat of Arms

Launched on Freedom Day, April 27th, 2000.

The changing of the coat of arms reflected the government’s aim to highlight the democratic change in South Africa and patriotism.

Imports

Equipment and machinery Chemicals Petroleum Scientific instruments Food materials Worth $70.24 billion in 2009

Exports

Gold Diamonds Platinum Other metals & minerals Equipment and machinery Worth $67.93 billion in 2009

Crops

Occupied more than 60% of hectarage under cultivation in the 1990s

Dietary staple, source of livestock feed, and an export crop

Sometimes can exceed 10 million tons in good years

Cereals & Grains Corn

Price of Living

Increased considerably in the last decade.

Cost of living can be similar to living in cities in Australia, France, Germany, UK, and the U.S.

Taxes 30% flat rate & additional 12.5%

secondary tax on dividends

Price of Apartments

Price to buy an apartment inside a city(per square meter) is $1,339.97

Price to buy an apartment out of a city(per square meter) is $1,126.88

Humanitarian Issue

High rate of poverty

Transportation

Self-drive Rent cars/scooters Walking

Not a good idea; cities are vast Taxis Public buses/trains

Not reliable, or user-friendly Can be dangerous

2 international airports

Health

Womens Life Expectancy: 55.2 years

Mens Life Expectancy: 53.3 years

Mandatory schooling from ages 7-15 years old

The South African Schools Act, passed in 1996 wants to achieve greater opportunities for the black children.

Education

HIV/AIDS

One of the highest HIV prevalance in the world 5.7 million HIV-infected individuals

Overall, 11.8% of the population is infected

About 1,000 new infections occur each day

& about 350,000 AIDS-related deaths occur annually

Sports

Cricket & rugby Most successful Arch-foes:

England, Austria, and New Zealand

Soccer Won the hearts of

majority of blacks Won 1996 African

Nations Cup National Team

named Bafana Bafana which means “The Boys”

Holidays

Human Rights Day

National Women’s Day

Heritage Day Freedom Day

Youth Day Mendela Day Day of

Reconciliation Workers Day

First human-human heart transplant was performed by cardiac surgeon Christiaan Barnard at Groote Schuur hospital in 1967

Max Theiler developed a vaccine against Yellow Fever

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Lucky Dube

(1964-2007) Reggae Singer

Recent South African Movies

2009 District 9 Invictus Mr. Nobody

2010 Five Roads to Freedom: From Apartheid to

the World Cup 2011

Beauty

Safari adventure at Kruger National Park Whale watching in Hermanus Bungee jumping on the Garden Route,

Western Cape

Popular Tourist Attractions

Surprising Fact

Same-sex marriage has been legal since 2006.

Another Interesting Fact

Kruger National Park supports the greatest variety of wildlife species on the African continent.

The Table Bay Hotel-5 star luxury hotel

Located in Capetown- one of three Capitals

Average Price per night: $418-$867

Typical Conference Center

In Conclusion

Cape Grace Hotel

Ranked #14 for business

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