South Africa

ID of South Africa

Geography

SOUTH AFRICA

Table Mountain alone has over 1,500 species of plants,

more than the entire United Kingdom. South Africa is the second largest exporter of fruit in the

world. Kruger National Park supports the greatest variety of

wildlife species on the African continent. South Africa is the first country in Africa to host the

prestigious FIFA World Cup (will take place in 2010). South Africa has the highest commercial bunge jump in

the world (710 feet).

Facts

Culture

Due to his cultural diversity South Africa has many cultural traditions inspire by the Britishes, Dutches and Africans.

Known as the “Rainbow Nation” due to its diversity

Rand is the official currency

of South Africa. They have 5 bills and 9 coins One South African rand

equals to 0,09$ U.S. dollars

Currency

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Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa.

The city is famous for its harbour as well as such well-known landmarks as Table Mountain. It´s the legislative capital of South Africa.

Cape Town

The Cape Town city bowl as seen from Table Mountain

Table Mountain

Table Mountain, with its near vertical cliffs and flat-topped summit, and with Devil's Peak and Lion's Head on either side, together form a dramatic mountainous backdrop enclosing the central area of Cape Town, also called City Bowl .

Devil's Peak Seen from Lion's Head

Lion's Head Seen from Table Mountain

Robben Island is an island, 6.9 km west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town. Robben Island is internationally known for the fact that former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was in jail on Robben Island for 18 of the 27 years he served behind bars before the fall of apartheid.

Robben Island

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Cape Town

Bloemfontein

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Bloemfontein is known as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South

Africa's three national capitals and popularly and poetically known as "the city of roses", owing to the abundance of these flowers and the annual rose festival held there.

Bloemfontein

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Cape Town

Pretoria

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Bloemfontein

It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive

(administrative) national capital. Is popularly known as the Jacaranda City due to the thousands of Jacaranda trees planted in its streets, parks and gardens.

Pretoria

Jacaranda trees

The Khoi and the San people (now known as the Khoisan) are the only

indigenous groups of South Africa. The rest either migrated from other parts of Africa or come from Europe and India. And thats why we say that South Africa is such a rich country in terms of culture

Natives

Apartheid

Apartheid was the political regime of South Africa from 1948 to 1994 and it was the time where many rights were denied to the black people.

Many laws were made to denied the rights of the black people.

Apartheid last almost 50 years and it was one of the most extreme examples of racism that we can find.

Mandela (1918-2013) Nelson Mandela was born in 1918 ant it

was the first democratic president of South Africa and symbol of freedom and anti racism.

Mandela was in jail for about 30 years Recently in December 2013 Mandela

died.

National Parks

Sports

South Africans love sports. Rugby, cricket and surf are the most played and since 2010 with the Fifa World Cup

South Africa won the 2007 Rugby World Cup and hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup

MONUMENTS

The Freedom Park The Big Pineapple

MONUMENTS

Apartheid Museum Statue of Mahatma Gandhi

Bunny Chow: is a fast food dish consisting of a hollowed out loaf of bread filled with curry.

Koeksisters: are very sticky and sweet and taste like honey.

FOOD Bobotie: is a dish consisting of spiced minced meat baked with an egg-based topping.

Amasi: is the common word for fermented milk that tastes like cottage cheese or plain yogurt.