South+Africa

Overview Katelyn: I added the population of South Africa. A map under geography. A flag to go under goverment. Some picyures and paragraphs under religion and other. Something I found most interesting about South Africa is the main language is english, but they still have a total of 11 different languages that they can speak.

Alaina: Overall I thought that this project was very informative. I learned many new things such as the population in South Africa, but what I found most interesting was that South Africa has a government like us. During this project I added all of the blue colored statistics, the population graph, the paragraph under Geography, a paragraph and pictures under history, both paragraphs under economy, everything under government, both pictures under religion and 9 pictures under other.

Haley: I added.... I liked this project. I learned alot about South Africa encluding, the population. I did't know South Africa was so populated! I also learned that they are very posionate about their african animals, concidering that they have pictures of them on their money.
 * population
 * youtube video
 * the money/Rand
 * Social problems
 * south africa 2010 World Cup picture
 * a section of history
 * the quote in government

Statistics

The Population in South Africa: 44,344,136

Population growth rate: 2.62% Birth rate: 33.58 births/1,000 population Death rate: 7.53 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 47.1 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birth: total population: 65.11 years male: 62.37 years female: 67.94 years Total fertility rate: 4.37 children born/woman Nationality: noun: South African(s) adjective: South African Ethnic divisions: black 75.2%, white 13.6%, Colored 8.6%, Indian 2.6% Religions: Christian 72% (most whites and Coloreds and about 60% of blacks), Hindu 2% (60% of Indians), traditional religion 20%, secular 5%, Muslim 1% Literacy rate: 50% Africans, 62% 'Coloureds', 69% Asians, 99% Whites (1990 WA), 43% (1977 C. M. Brann). Information mainly from Voegelin and Voegelin 1977; Ruhlen 1987. Data accuracy estimate: B Blind population: 62,000 (1982 WCE) Deaf population: 12,100 (1986 Gallaudet University), deaf institutions in country: 43



Geography

South Africa is one of the most geographically varied countries of the African continent. It is located on the southern tip of Africa. South Africa is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, the Indian Ocean on the south and east. Along its northern border, from west to east, lie Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, and to the northeast are Mozambique and Swaziland.

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History If the history of South Africa is in large part one of increasing racial divisiveness, today it can also be seen as the story of - eventually - a journey through massive obstacles towards the creation, from tremendous diversity, of a single nation whose dream of unity and common purpose is now capable of realisation.

The earliest people
The earliest representatives of South Africa's diversity - at least the earliest we can name - were the San and Khoekhoe peoples (otherwise known individually as the Bushmen and Hottentots or Khoikhoi; collectively called the Khoisan). Both were resident in the southern tip of the continent for thousands of years before its written history began with the arrival of European seafarers. And before that, modern human beings had lived here for more than 100 000 years - indeed, the country is an archaeological treasure chest.
 * brought with them an Iron Age culture and sophisticated socio-political systems.

Modern human beings had lived here for more than 100 000 years - indeed, the country is an archaeological treasure chest.



Economy South Africa has a two-tiered economy; one rivaling other developed countries and the other with only the most basic infrastructure. It is therefore a productive and industrialised economy that exhibits many characteristics associated with developing countries, including a division of labour between formal and informal sectors and an uneven distribution of wealth and income. The primary sector, based on manufacturing, services, mining, and agriculture, is well developed. South Africa's transportation infrastructure is among the best in Africa, supporting both domestic and regional needs. or Tambo international Airport serves as a hub for flights to other Southern African and International countries. South Africa also has several major ports that make it central point for most trade in the Southern African region.


 * __There money is called__** __ RAND. __

 Government The Republic of South Africa is a constitutional democracy with a three-tier system of government. It includes Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. The legislature makes the rules, and supervises the acrafts of the two governments with permission to change laws when appropriate. The executive is the president who is both head of state and head of govenment. Last, the Judiciary interprets the laws, using as a basis the laws as enacted and explanatory statements made in the Legislature during the enactment. BATHO PELE - putting people first
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/125px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png width="125" height="83" caption="Flag of South Africa" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_South_Africa.svg"]] || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/21/Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa.svg/85px-Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa.svg.png width="85" height="112" caption="Coat of arms of South Africa" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa.svg"]] ||

Religion The government has actively encouraged specific Christian beliefs during much of the twentieth century, but South Africa has never had an official state religion nor any significant government prohibition regarding religious beliefs. About 80 percent of all South Africans are Christians, and most are Protestants. More than 8 million South Africans are members of African Independent churches, which have at least 4,000 congregations. The denomination generally holds a combination of traditional African and Protestant beliefs. The other large Protestant denomination, the Dutch Reformed Church, has about 4 million members in several branches. Most are whites or people of mixed race.



Culture


 * The South African language has a total of 11 different languages. English is the main language and is spoken througout the country. The other languages they speak are: Afrikaams, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho Swazi, Tsongo, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu.**

Social Problems

As economic empowerment benefits an expanding, mainly urban black middle class, the majority of people continue to live in poverty and mass unemployment. As the country's remarkable and peaceful transition to democracy unfolds, millions -- both urban and rural -- are trapped on the margins of society, contending with the multiple crises of unemployment, landlessness, homelessness, lack of basic services, HIV/AIDS, food insecurity and unacceptable levels of crime and violence.

Other



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