Things About South Africa
Here are a few facts about our Country, our life and our People.

Administrative Capital	Pretoria
Legislative Capital	Cape Town
Judicial  Capital	Bloemfontein
Population (estimate last census)	62 Millions
President	Cyril Ramaphosa
National Anthem	Nkosi Sikeleli
National Flag	Red: Blood spilled during struggle Blue: Sky and Sea of South Africa Green: The fertile land Yellow: Gold and the minerals of the country White: the United South africa Black: Our african People Y shape: The merging of all our People
Currency	Rands
Measuring system	International: Meters, Kilometers, Kilograms, Celcius
National Tree	Yellow Wood (Podocarpus latifolius)
National Flower	King Protea (Protea cynaroides)
National Fish	Galjoen (Dichistius capensis).
National Bird	Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradiseus)
National Animal	Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)
Main National park	Kruger National Park
Heritage Sites	St Lucia Estuary Robben Island Drakensberg
Main economic activity	Gold, Diamonds, Tourism
Provinces	Western cape Northen Cape Kwazulu Natal Mpumalanga Free state Eastern Province North West Northern Province Gauteng
Population demographics (estimate last census)	Blacks 47 M Coloureds 5 M Asians 1.4 M Whites 4.4 M
Main Sports	Rugby, Cricket, Soccer
Cricket team	Proteas
Rugby Team	Springbok
Traditional Dishes	Braai (South African version of a barbeque) Bunny Chow (Loaf of bread Filled with a Stew) Gatsby (The biggest sandwich you will ever eat) Shisa Nyama (African burnt meat)

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