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2. South Africa - Wikipedia

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   South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa ( RSA or R.S.A. ), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; [17] [18] [19] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the ...

3. History of South Africa - Wikipedia

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   Republic of South Africa; Use: Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign: Design: The flag of Republic of South Africa was adopted on 26 April 1994. It replaced the flag that had been used since 1928, and was chosen to represent multiculturalism and ethnic diversity in the country's new, post-apartheid democratic society.

4. Apartheid - Wikipedia

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   South African troops withdrew from Angola early in 1976, failing to prevent the MPLA from gaining power there, and Black students in South Africa celebrated. The Mahlabatini Declaration of Faith, signed by Mangosuthu Buthelezi and Harry Schwarz in 1974, enshrined the principles of peaceful transition of power and equality for all.

5. Geography of South Africa - Wikipedia

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   South Africa occupies the southern tip of Africa, its coastline stretching more than 2,850 kilometres (1,770 miles) from the desert border with Namibia on the Atlantic (western) coast southwards around the tip of Africa and then northeast to the border with Mozambique on the Indian (eastern) coast. The low-lying coastal zone is narrow for much ...

6. Cape Town - Wikipedia

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   GMP per capita (2011) US$19,656 [8] Website. capetown.gov.za. Cape Town [a] is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. [11] It is the country's second-largest city, after Johannesburg, and the largest in the Western Cape. [12]

7. Southern Africa - Wikipedia

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   Southern Africa is the southernmost region of Africa. No definition is agreed upon, but some groupings include the United Nations geoscheme, the intergovernmental Southern African Development Community, and the physical geography definition based on the physical characteristics of the land. Defined by physical geography, Southern Africa is home ...