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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Coordinates: 29°02′46″S 25°03′47″E / 29.046°S 25.063°E The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; while Lesotho is an independent country wholly surrounded by South African territory. South Africa is known for a diversity in cultures and languages. Eleven official languages are recognised in the constitution. Two of these languages are of European origin: Afrikaans, a language which originated mainly from Dutch that is spoken by the majority of white and Coloured South Africans, and South African English. Though English has a large role in public and commercial life, it is nevertheless only the fifth most-spoken home language. South Africa is ethnically diverse. About 79.5% of the South African population is of black African ancestry, divided among a variety of ethnic groups speaking different Bantu languages, nine of which have official status. South Africa also contains the largest European, Asian, and racially mixed communities in Africa. About a quarter of the population is unemployed and lives on less than US $1.25 a day. South Africa is the most populous country in the world to have legalized same-sex marriage throughout its entire territory. South Africa is a constitutional democracy in the form of a parliamentary republic with a parliamentarily dependent head of state. It is one of the founding members of the African Union, and has the largest economy of all the members. It is also a founding member of the United Nations and NEPAD. South Africa is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, Antarctic Treaty System, Group of 77, South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone, Southern African Customs Union, World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, G20 and G8+5. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Is South Africa socially and economically better, worse, or the same after Apartheid? Q. After the end of Apartheid in South Africa, and since blacks have ruled the government; is South Africa better, worse, or the same? Explain. Asked by The Equalist - Tue Aug 28 00:06:40 2007 - - 17 Answers - 1 Comments A. Lets talk economics. Economically South Africa has measurably suffered great losses- however, this was bound to happen. One cannot compare the country south africa is now, with apartheid south africa, there is no longer a huge population indentured by poverty and their situation to produce- this economic downturn is bound to happen whilst South Africa migrates from an agrarian virtually slave-based labour force to more automated systems of labour. I believe it is a matter of growing pains, with the alleviation of slavery and massive social reform, comes decades of unrest and the surfacing of hatreds both modern and ancient. Though this is unfortunate, it is an inevitability, whilst apartheid, economically speaking, worked, so did slavery… [cont.] Answered by Way - Tue Aug 28 02:51:39 2007 When is it pool weather in Jo burg, South Africa? What month can people start and stop swimming by? Q. What month can you start swimming in Johannesburg, South Africa? When is it pool weather or when is it hot enough to swim? When does the hot pool weather end? What month do people usually stop swimming, because it's too cold or windy? Asked by Kristie - Wed Jul 21 08:54:40 2010 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Growing up in Johannesburg, I remember we would always want to swim by early September, but my dad would say we could only swim "after the first spring rains", which is typically late September/early October. Many people venture into the water by September, but honestly it is still cold and I wouldn't particularly want to until October. November-January are the best months for swimming, though you might still have some good swimming days in February/March. By April, I would say it is too cold. However, our weather patterns have been far less consistent over the past few years, so it is actually a bit difficult to tell for sure. Answered by peekaboo - Fri Jul 23 04:06:23 2010 How much baggage can I take along to South Africa?
Q. I may have too much baggage when I return to South Africa on the 30th of December. I have a family of four and we can each take a maximum of 20 kilo's. We have 2 big suitcases and 2 smaller ones. Then we have a heavy box and one light box. I'm not sure how much we may have over the prescribed weight. Can you offer any ideas on how to cut the weight? The heavy box is filled with presents. The other heavy suitcase is filled with old clothes I wanna give to the poor in South Africa. A real dilemma! Asked by Porgie - Thu Dec 14 06:50:54 2006 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Wow, you do have a dilemma on your hands. When we moved to Australia we were allowed 40 kilos each - and still struggled with the baggage weight. We had to pack and re-pack about 10 times to be in the 160 kilo limit. We did figure out one trick that worked quite well : we took our hand luggage and put our heaviest stuff in there. We made sure that the hand luggage bags looked 'small' enough to take on board and were really really heavy... It was a pain to carry around that weight but it was worth it in the end. By the way - they didn't weigh our hand luggage, a stroke of luck ! Also - go through everything again and leave behind the stuff that you really really really don't need ! Hope everything works out ! And have a fabulous time in SA.. [cont.] Answered by Rika - Thu Dec 14 07:17:51 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "South Africa"
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