1. SOUTH AFRICA
BY Brenda
Shona
Amy

2. Population
The population of South Africa is 43,786,115

3. Location
It is the most southerly point in Africa

4. Area
South Africas area is just over 1.2 million km². The distance from north to south is about 1,600 km and the same from east to west. It is five times the size of Japan and three times the size of Texas.

5. The Current Leader
The current leader of South Africa is Jacob Zuma

6. Famous people
Nelson Mandela
Troye Sivan
Oscar Pistorius

7. Map

8. Religions
Christians -68% Muslims-2% Hindu -1.5% Indigenous beliefs and aminmist 28.5%

9. History Of Nelson Mandela
He was born in South Africa on July 18th 1918
He fought against apartheid a system where non~ white citizens were separated from white and did not have equal rights
He planned to bomb certain buildings, but making sure that nobody was hurt
Because of this, he was classified as a terrorist by the South African government and was sent to prison
He spend 27 years in prison, but was finally released in He then continued his campaign to release apartheid

10. Nelson Mandela
His work paid off because in 1994 came an election where all races could vote
That's where Nelson Mandela was elected to be president of South Africa
Mandela was awarded Nobel peace prize in 1993