CAPITAL COORDINATS CAPE TOWN Latitude: Longitude: PRETORIA Latitude: Longitude: BLOMFONTEIN Latitude: 32° 12' 0 S Longitude: 23° 49' 0 E

South Africa is on the southern tip of Africa. It is also surrounded by two oceans, the Atlantic ocean and the Indian ocean. South Africa has three capitals. They are named Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein. Cape Town is the legislative capital, Pretoria is the executive capital, and Bloemfontein is the judicial capital.

NATURAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH AFRICA Gold Chromium Antimony Coal Iron Ore Manganese Nickel Phosphates Tin Rare Earth Elements Uranium Gem Diamonds Platinum Copper Vanadium Salt Natural Gas

There are many physical features in South Africa. The major rivers of South Africa are the Orange, Limpopo and Molopo rivers. There is only one mountain in South Africa, and that is the Drakensberg Mountains. There are two deserts in South Africa. The Kalahari desert and the Namib desert. Not a lot of people live near these wonderful sights. Most people in South Africa live in the city.

South Africa was once a colony of Great Britain. It was established in 1806.

South Africa has many exports. They include gold, diamonds, platinum, machinery, and equipment. South Africa also has many imports. This includes machinery and equipment, chemicals, scientific instruments, and food materials. There are a lot of travel destinations in South Africa. These places include Cape Town, the Kruger Park, the Garden Route, and of Sun City. Cape Town is considered as one of the top 10 destinations in the world.

SOUTH AFRICA’S CLIMATE/WEATHER SPRING-warm, most plants grow SUMMER- hot sunny days, stormy afternoons FALL-warm, very little rain WINTER-dry sunny days, cold nights

South Africa is very sunny. The average rainfall there is 464mm. Most people in South Africa work as waitresses, shop assistants, cleaners, gardeners, and clerks in cities and towns.

Lesotho is a county inside of South Africa.

There are many different kinds of people who live in South Africa. These people include colored people, white people, Africans, Asians, and Indians. The oceans that surround South Africa are the southern Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

THE TABLE MOUTIAN, LOCATED IN CAPE TOWN, IS BELIEVED TO BE THE OLDEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD! SOUTH AFRICA HAS THE HIGHEST BUNGI JUMP IN THE WORLD! IT’S 710 FEET! THE WORLD’S LARGEST DIOMOND WAS FOUND IN SOUTH AFRICA! ITS NAME IS THE CULLINAN Diamond, WEIGHING 3, KARATS! SABIE IS A TOWN IN SOUTH AFRICA!