South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa’s Flag  Red: bloodshed of activists White: white population Blue: skies or the ocean Yellow: minerals Green: agriculture and land Black: the non-white population

South Africa’s Food

CLIMATE  mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights

TRANSPORTATION

MAJOR RELIGION  Christianity  Islam  Hinduism  Judaism

National Hazards  Sand Storms  Floods  Hurricanes  Droughts  Overgrazing

LIFE EXPECTANCY  Male’s – 48.8 years  Female’s – 49.7 years  Overall – 49.3 years

LARGEST ETHNIC GROUP  45 million South Africans, nearly 31 million are Black, 5 million White, 3 million Colored and one million Indian.

TOP 3 LANGUAGES  IsiZulu  Afrikaans  English

TOP 3 IMPORTS & EXPORTS  Imports  Fuel oil  Coal  Corn  Exports  Paper products  Food and tobacco processing machinery