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The official name is the Republic of South Africa.

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On May 31, 1910,  the Union of South Africa was formed by four British colonies. On May 31, 1961 South Africa was declared a republic. The first multi- racial elections were in 1994.

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This map is a locator map of South Africa.

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South Africa's national symbols are the antelope and the king protea flower.

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This is a food called a boerewor, which is a type of sausage from South Africa.

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South Africa's climate is mostly semiarid. Northern South Africa is drier and more arid. outhern South Africa is wetter and more humid.

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President Jacob Zuma is the head of government in South Africa.

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South Africa's landscape is a vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain. The highest is Njesuthi at 3,408 meters.

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This a picture of some South Africans wearing traditional clothing. Traditional clothing is typically colorful.

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South Africa has the most people living with HIV or AIDS in the world.

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South Africa has eleven official languages.

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South Africa has the second most deaths from HIV or AIDS in the world.

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This is a political map of South Africa.

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South Africa most spoken language in South Africa is IsiZulu.

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South Africa has one of the lowest life expectancies at birth at 63.1 years.

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South Africa completely surrounds Lesotho and almost completely surrounds Swaziland.

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Protestant is the most practiced religion is South Africa with thirty-six of the South African people.