South+Africa

SOUTH AFRICA

Hi everyone South Africa is my country study. I was born there and I lived in the central part, in Pretoria for 8 years. Here are some interisting facts of the South Africa flag: The red symbolises the blood shed in the country's various conflicts and wars. The blue represents the sky and the two oceans that surround the country. The green symbolises the farms and natural environment that are an essential part of South Africa. The yellow stands for the natural resources of South Africa particularly gold. The white represents white South Africans, doubling as a symbol of peace. The black represents black South Africans, doubling as a symbol of belonging with the rest of Africa. South Africa is located at the southern part of Africa. It is a country with the most beautiful nature scenery and contains a huge variety of wild animal species. media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=South+africa&sll=24.20689,-76.728516&sspn=35.668578,56.25&ie=UTF8&ll=-30.559482,22.937506&spn=17.386273,28.125&z=5&output=embed&s=AARTsJpHHd_gKdwrmKR19PVhjOwHTacmfg" width="425" height="350"

Most people are Christians - about 73.52% of the population only 1.45% are Islam and 8.08% people areNon religious/other
 * South Africa's Spirituality:** Religion of South Africa is
 * South Africa's Hauora:** Biltong, meat that is dried, salted, and spiced (similar to jerky),

The capital of South Africa is Pretoria (my hometown). The largest city is Johannesburg. Thier are 11 languages in South Africa, Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele,Southern Sotho, Swazi ,Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu. South Africa's colourd people there are 79.5% Black, 9.2% White, 8.9% Coloured and 2.5% Asian. The president is Kgalema Mothlanthe. They drive on the left side of the road. South African Population in 2008 is 47 900 000.
 * South Africa's Attitude:** South Africa is a Republic.

A picture during the second boer war.
 * South Africa's Relationship:** The Second Boer War commonly referred to as The Boer War and also known as the South African War (outside of South Africa), the Anglo-Boer War (among most South Africans) and in Afrikaans as the Boereoorlog or Tweede Vryheidsoorlog was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902, between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics of the Orange Free State and the South African Republic (Transvaal Republic).

Here are some of South Africa's Universities: University of Cape Town, (Cape Town) University of Fort Hare, (Alice), (East London) University of the Free State, (Bloemfontein) University of KwaZulu-Natal, (Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Pinetown, Westville) University of Limpopo, (Polokwane, Ga-Rankuwa) North-West University,(Mafikeng, Mankwe, Potchefstroom, Vanderbijlpark) University of Pretoria, (Pretoria) Rhodes University, (Grahamstown) University of Stellenbosch, (Stellenbosch) University of the Western Cape, (Cape Town) University of the Witwatersrand, (Johannesburg)
 * South Africa's Excellence:** South Africa has 12.3-million learners, some 386 600 teachers and 26 292 schools, including 1 098 registered independent or private schools.

Wildlife in South Africa.

Here is the big five Some Zebras Little gorillas A hungry hippo 2 camels A sleepy lion A cheetah and her cub An angry elephant A lost giraffe A rino A nile crocidile Two springboks A buffelo protecting it's calf