SOUTH AFRICA

Capital city, Population, type of government.

• Capitals, Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein.
• Population- 52.98 million people
• Constitutional Democracy

History
The San people were the first settlers. The Dutch east India company landed the first European settlers on the Cape of Good Hope in 1652.

RATES AND EXPECTANCY

• Birth rate- roughly 18 per 1000 people
• Life expectancy- 56.1 years
• Literacy rate - 86.3%
• Fertility rate- about 2 per women

1 South African rand= 0.099 Canadian dollar

South African Money

Natural Resources

• Gold
• Platinum
• Coal
• Diamonds
• Zinc

IMPORT AND EXPORT COMMODITIES

• Im- machinery
• Ex- gold
• Im- chemicals
• Ex- Diamonds
• Im- scientific instruments

HIV&AIDS
Number of people with AIDS in South Africa is 6 100 000.
240 000 people dying in South Africa because of it.

Major Diseases

• Malaria
• Yellow fever
• Hepatitis A
• Rabies
• Hepatitis E

People of Africa

• Languages- English, Afrikans, Zulu, Swati, Xhasa
• Ethnic Groups- Venda, Sotho, Shangaan, Khai-San
• Religion- 80% of South Africa is Christian faith.
• Also theres also Muslims, Jews, Hindus

TOURIST ATRRACTIONS

• Robben Island
• Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve
• Wild Coast
• The Winelands
• Kruger National Park

TRAVEL FACTS: WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW

• Table Mountain has over 1500 species of plants
• South Africa is the 2nd largest exporter of fruit in the wind
• South Africa has the longest wine route in the world.