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