South Africa

📖 In short

South Africa is a country at the very south of the African continent, facing the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It has mountains, deserts, grassy plains, beautiful beaches and lots of wild animals. And it has three capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein!

🤩 Did you know?

The Orange River is South Africa's longest, about 2100 kilometers long.
South Africa's highest peak rises about 3375 meters.
Lions, elephants, giraffes and rhinos live in Kruger Park.
The Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet near the country's southern tip.

🗂️ Fact file

South Africa's flag, adopted in 1994, stands for the coming together and unity of the country's peoples.

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🌟 A rainbow of peoples

Many peoples of different colors and languages live in South Africa, so it's called “the Rainbow Nation”. It has eleven or more official languages.

🔍 Table Mountain

Cape Town has a mountain with a top as flat as a table, called Table Mountain. Sometimes clouds cover it, and it looks as if a white tablecloth has been spread over it.

💡 Gold and diamonds

South Africa's land holds many treasures, and it's one of the world's biggest producers of gold, diamonds and platinum.

🎯 Nelson Mandela

In South Africa people used to be treated unfairly because of the color of their skin. Nelson Mandela struggled for equality for many years, then became the country's president, and people all over the world love him.