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South Africa

• National name: Republic of South Africa
• President: Thabo Mbeki (1999)
• Area: 471,008 sq. mi. (1,219,912 sq. km)
• Population (2006 est.): 44,187,637
• Administrative capital: Pretoria;
• Legislative capital: Cape Town;
• Judicial capital: Bloemfontein, 378,000
• Largest cities: Cape Town 2,733,000; Durban/Pinetown, 2,396,100; Johannesburg, 1,675,200; East Rand, 1,378,792 (part of Johannesburg metro. area); Pretoria, 1,249,700; 
• Monetary unit: Rand
• Languages: Xhosa and Zulu (official), English, Afrikaans, Ndebele, Sesotho sa Leboa, Sesotho, Swati, Xitsonga, Setswana, Tshivenda
• Ethnicity/race: black 75.2%, white 13.6%, Colored 8.6%, Indian 2.6%
• Religions: Christian; Hindu; Islam    Source:  Infoplease

Capetown, one of Africa’s main cities

African youth in a ceremonial parade

The waterfront at Port Elizabeth

Typical civilian huts

 

Baboon

Capetown and Table Mountain

Meerkat

Mountains east of Capetown

Pringle Bay

Sun setting over the Indian Ocean

Cheetahs resting, Sun City

Desert flowers, Namakwaland

Giraffe silhouettes at sunset, Ingwelala

Vineyards

Frangepani flower

Rainforest, Hoogekraal

Wilderness Beach

Tree Fern in the rainforest

Crowned Crane

Sunrise at Knysna

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Capetown, one of Africa’s main cities

 

South Africa's national anthem

 

	For more information on South Africa click on the links below: Infoplease Johannesburg Zoo Languages of South Africa National Parks Parks, Reserves and Other Protected Areas South Africa's Georgraphy Tembe Elephant National Park Virtual Zoo Webcams in South Africa Wikipedia World Desk Reference World Heritage Sites
South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki		South Africa's national coat of arms