
Key Stats
Capital: Pretoria
Population: 54.8 million
Average life expectancy: 64 years
Literacy rate: 94%
Population living below poverty line: 17%
Population without electricity: 7.7 million
Population without access to safe drinking water: 3.7 million
Most widely spoken language: Zulu
Source: The World Factbook
About South Africa
South Africa is located at the southernmost point of the African continent. It is bordered by Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. While known for its vibrant, bustling cities of Johannesburg and Cape Town, many are quick to forget that South Africa faces one of the highest HIV/AIDS rates in the world and is still working to undo years of inequality created by apartheid. Home to the oldest art objects in the world, today's South Africa is a multiethnic society encompassing a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions.

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Farmers in South Africa
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