South Africa
- Full name: The Republic of South Africa
- Population: 49,052,489
- Capital: Pretoria (administrative capital), Cape Town (legislative capital), Bloemfontein (judicial capital)
- Area: 1,219,090 sq km (slightly less than twice the size of Texas)
- Major languages: 11 official languages including English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, Setswana, Xhosa and Zulu
- Major religions: Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census)
- Monetary unit: Rand = 0.134 US dollar
- People: black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5% (2001 census)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
BBC Country Profile:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1071886.stm
CIA World Factbook:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
NEWS SOURCES
Mail and Guardian Online:
http://www.mg.co.za/
AllAfrica.com:
http://allafrica.com/southafrica/
ARTICLES
Robben Island: Short Walk to Freedom
The Berg: It will leave you breathless