Sunday, 29 January 2012



South Africa


South Africa is located in the southern hemisphere.

The capital of South Africa is Pretoria. The country is surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.

There are several famous cities and places:
  • Robben Island

  • Cape Town

  • Soweto

  • Johannesburg (its nickname is the City of Gold)

  • Pretoria

  • Kruger National Park


South Africa's most famous animals are: the Red-Billed Oxpecker, the rhinoceros, the ostrich, the impala, the giraffe, the African rock python, the chimpanzee, the lion, the zebra, the elephant.


The languages spoken in South Africa are :

  • Sésotho

  • Setswana

  • SiSwati

  • Tshivenda

  • Xitsonga

  • Afrikaans

  • English

  • isiNdebele

  • isiXhosa

The colours of the flag are blue, yellow, black, green, red and white.
The Y symbolizes the unity of the people.

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