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Some interesting facts about South Africa:
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu first referred to South Africa as "The Rainbow Nation."
South Africa has 11 official languages.
Population is 48,782,000, the median age is 24.1 years.
South Africa has a long history of immigration. The Dutch found Cape Town in 1652, searching for a rest stop on the voyage to India. They were followed by French Huguenots fleeing religious persecution in 1680, the Germans, Chinese, Jewish immigrants and Italians. There has also been considerable immigration from other African nations.
South Africa has 3 capital cities. Pretoria is the administrative capital - seat of the executive. Cape Town is the seat of Parliament and Bloemfontein is the judicial capital.
Johannesburg (Jo'burg) is the predominant commercial center.
Established in 1898 to protect wildlife, world-renowned Kruger National Park boasts 336 species of trees, 49 species of fish, 114 species of reptiles, 507 species of birds and 147 species of mammals.
In April 1994, 91% of registered voters elected South Africa's first democratic government led by the African National Congress with President Nelson Mandela. National Day on April celebrates this anniversary.
Table Mountain is flat topped sandstone mountain that sits in the center of Cape Town. It is home to over 1500 species of plants. It is also home to the dassie. The dassie looks like a small rabbit but actually anatomically, its closest living relative is the elephant.
The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway takes you on a 10 minute ride to the top of the mountain in a circular cable car. The floor rotates so everyone has a 360 degree view on the way up!
Cape Town is hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer Tournament. Matches will be held in 9 cities throughout South Africa from June 11 to July 11. It is estimated that 6 billion people will be watching the soccer matches.
The Cradle of Civilization Museum in Gauteng, is the world's most important fossil site and is considered to be the birthplace of modern humans. Known as as "Mrs. Ples" and "Little Foot", these 2 million to 3 million years old fossils are considered to establish that prehistoric humans roamed the earth in this area.
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