South Africa

Flag colours: Black, Yellow, Green White, Red and Blue.

Flag Description: Two equal width horizontal bands of red (top) and blue separated by a central green band which splits into a horizontal Y, the arms of which end at the corners of the hoist side; the Y embraces a black isosceles triangle from which the arms are separated by narrow yellow bands; the red and blue bands are separated from the green band and its arms by narrow white stripes.

South Africa is in the continent called Africa . It is at the southern tip of the continent.

It is 5,600 miles from London, England to Pretoria, South Africa. It takes approximately 10 hours 45 minutes to fly there.

It has a land area of 1,221,040 sq km.

South Africa has a population of 43,786,115 people .

There are 11 official languages in South Africa. These are Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana , Venda , Xhosa and Zulu.

The capital city is called Pretoria and 656,010 people live there. Cape Town is the legislative centre and Bloemfontein is the judicial centre.

Other main towns (not including the capital city) include:

• Cape Town with 855,000 people
• Durban with 669,242 people
• Johannesburg with 760,791 people
• And Sowento with 904,164 people

The national currency (money) of South Africa is called Rand and is shortened to ZAR

South Africa has a president and he is called Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki.

The main music styles for South Africa are Mbube and Iscathamiya.

The main sports played in South Africa are cricket and horse racing.

Some of the traditional food of South Africa include:

	Potjiekos: This is a traditional dish, which can be made using just about anything to hand.
	Sosaties: This is kebabs with a unique South African flavour!
	Masonja: The main ingredient is Mopane worms, a delicacy amongst the some of the African tribes
	Bobotie: This is Baked Beef Curry With Custard Topping
	Kaiings: This is the fat from a sheep's tail fried with wild cabbage

Some of the animals that you can see in South Africa include:

Black Rhinos	Elephants	Baboons	Leopards
Lions	Buffalo	Zebras

Famous people who were born in South Africa include:

• Nelson Mandela (won Nobel Peace Prize in 1993)
• And Desmond Tutu - Bishop of Johannesburg (Religious leader) (won Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 in Oslo , Norway)

Some detail about the weather in South Africa:

• The hottest months are November to January with average maximum temperatures of 28°C.
• The coldest months are June and July with average maximum temperatures of 19°C.