SOUTH AFRICA By: Diogo Oliveira 9ºG Nº4

TOPICS THAT IM GONNA SPEAK ABOUT• Birth/Independence• Flag an other symbols• Location and borders• Capital and main cities• Races, language and religion• Some Sports• Climate and geographical features• Nature• Landmarks and monuments• Government• Economy• Some Curiosities South Africa

BIRTH AND INDEPENDENCE

Bartolomeu Dias

Portugal England Nederland

1488 1910

Nelson Mandela

FLAG AND OTHER SIMBOLSSOUTH AFRICA FLAG COAT OF ARMS

English translation of Xhosa and Zulu version:Lord bless AfricaMay her glory be lifted highHear our petitionsLord bless us, your children

English translation of Sesotho version:Lord we ask You to protect our nationIntervene and end all conflictsProtect us, protect our nationProtect South Africa, South Africa

English translation of Afrikaans version:Out of the blue of our heavensOut of the depths of our seasOver our everlasting mountainsWhere the echoing crags resoundEnglish Version:Sounds the call to come together,And united we shall stand,Let us live and strive for freedom,In South Africa our land.

ANTHEM Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (God Bless Africa) 

LOCATION AND BORDERS

CAPITAL AND MAIN CITIES

Pretoria (Executive Capital)

Bloemfontein(Judicial Capital)Palace of

JusticeVierde raadsaal (Fourth Meeting Room)

CONTINUATION...

Cape Town (Legislative Capital)

Parliament Johannesburg(Biggest City and 2nd most visited city)

ETHNIC

76.4% 9.1%

8.9% 2.5%(Asian Black People)

LANGUAGUES• Afrikaans• English• Ndebele• Northen Sotho• Sotho• Swazi• Tsonga• Tswana• Venda• Xhosa• Zulu

RELIGION

SPORTS Bafana Bafana (The Boys, The Boys)

CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES

Cape Peninsula Robben Island

NATURE

GemsbokCape Buffalo Cape Fymbos

LANDMARKS AND MONUMENTS

Al voortreker (Pretoria) Afrikaans Language Monument (Cape)

1820 Settler National Monument(Grahamstown)

GOVERNMENT

Deputy president (Cyril Ramaphosa)

President (Jacob Zuma)

ECONOMY