South Africa is one of Africa’s most visited countries. With key notable figures from South Africa like the worlds most popular humans right activists; the legendary President Nelson Mandela, his ex-wife Winnie Mandela, Bishop Desmond Tutu to name a few, all known for their work against apartheid until their deaths.
South Africa also well as and its long history with apartheid, South Africa has been a touristic location for many from outside of Africa and within.
If you didn’t know anything about South Africa and need a starting point in your discovery of this beautiful country, here are five summarized fun facts about South Africa that you should know.
1. South Africa has a total population of 61,420,399.
2. South Africa is geographically located in the Southern part of Africa and is the most southern country in Africa (from which its name is derived from), sharing borders with six countries. South Africa is surrounded by the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
3. South Africa had its first black head of state in 1994, when Nelson Mandela was elected president. He served as head of state from 1994-1999.
4. South Africa is the only country in the world that can boast of having three capital cities:
- Pretoria which is the administrative capital.
- Cape Town which is the seat of Parliament and the legislative capital.
- Bloemfontein which has traditionally been regarded as the judicial capital. The largest city and the site of the highest court is Johannesburg.
5. South Africa has 11 official languages which are; English, Afrikaans, IsiNdebele, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sesotho, Sepedi, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda and Xitsonga.
6. South Africa is the largest producer of macadamia nuts in the world.
