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A first impression of South Africa
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South Africa
Travel Guide
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Founder: Mark T from Breda Last Contributor:Not logged in user

South Africa Travel Guide

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South Africa is one of the most beautiful and most eclectic destination of the world! You have the feeling that you meet the whole world in only one country because you can see huge deserts, subtropical forests, large tableland, high mountains, impressive coastal plain, lots of animal and nature reservation and of course numbers of nice beings with every colour skin and every race you can imagine.
Facts and figures of South Africa
Flag of South Africa:
South-Africa
When to go:
Year round
Population:
46,880,220 Inhabitants
Number of tourists per year:
0
Area:
1,219,912 km2
Capital:
Language(s):
Afrikaans (Afrikaans), English, Ndebele (isiNdebele), Northern Sotho (Sesotho sa Leboa), Sotho (Sesotho), Swati (siSwati), Tsonga (Xitsonga), Tswana (Setswana), Venda (Tshivenḓa), Xhosa (isiXhosa), Zu
Local time (summer):
UTC +2:00  
Telephone code (prefix):
+27
Uniform national police call:
10111
Uniform national fire call:
10111
Uniform national emergency call:
10177
Currency:
Rand (ZAR)
Per capita income (in USD):
0
Major exports:
Gold, platinum
Major imports:
Official website:
http://www.southafrica.net
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