Called South Africa the rainbow nation - People who live in South Africa are diverse in race, religion, ethnicity and culture. So the country is called the rainbow nation. So the country has 11 official languages and languages spoken by the population, are even more.
Afrikaners are an ethnic group in South Africa by Dutch, German and French origin. They speak the language of Afrikaans, which originates from the Dutch.
South Africa has three capitals - Pretoria is the administrative capital, Cape Town is the legislative and Bloemfontein - legal. The largest city is Johannesburg did.
Nearly a quarter of South Africans are unemployed - In 2009 24% of the population of South Africa are unemployed.
This is the sixth of 17 countries around the world have been declared as the most biologically diverse (varied), ie, countries which can be found most of the plants and animals on Earth. Particularly great plant diversity - in South Africa there are over 20,000 species of plants, which is about 10% of all known plant species.
The discovery of gold and diamonds in South Africa in the 19th century led to both economic growth and a series of wars between European colonizers who want control over the wealth of these lands. Today, diamonds and gold are among the goods that South Africa exports most.
Shortly before the Spanish monarchs to send Columbus on the west to find the way to India, the Portuguese Bartolomeo Dias King sent the same task, but in another way - surrounding the African continent.
Until recently, discrimination in South Africa was legal.
Legal discrimination includes even some benches in the park.
Interesting Facts About South Africa
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