{"id":768,"date":"2016-11-25T11:50:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T11:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/natgeokids.com?p=768"},"modified":"2025-11-11T17:58:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T17:58:35","slug":"facts-about-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/discover\/geography\/countries\/facts-about-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa facts!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- [if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<o:TargetScreenSize>544x376<\/o:TargetScreenSize>\n<\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<\/xml><![endif]--> <!-- [if gte mso 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<!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">We&#8217;re off to a place bursting with wonderful wildlife, rich culture and mind-blowing history! Check out our fascinating\u00a0<strong>facts about South Africa<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n<ul class=\"lightslider-gallery\"><li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-1-150x150.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-1.jpg\"><\/li><li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-150x150.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa.jpg\"><\/li><\/ul>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nFacts about South Africa<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong>OFFICIAL NAME<\/strong>: Republic of South Africa<br \/>\n<strong>FORM OF GOVERNMENT<\/strong>: Republic<br \/>\n<strong>CAPITALS<\/strong>: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)<br \/>\n<strong>POPULATION<\/strong>: 55, 489, 975<br \/>\n<strong>OFFICIAL LANGUAGES<\/strong>: Afrikans, English, IsiNdebele, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Northern Sotho, Sesotho, Setswana, SiSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga<br \/>\n<strong>MONEY<\/strong>: Rand<br \/>\n<strong>AREA<\/strong>: 1,219,089 square kilometres<br \/>\n<strong>MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES<\/strong>: Drakensberg<br \/>\n<strong>MAJOR RIVERS<\/strong>: Limpopo, Orange<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nSouth African Flag<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5876\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-2.jpg\" alt=\"facts about south africa\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nMap of South Africa<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5877\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-3.jpg\" alt=\"facts about south africa\" width=\"470\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-3.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-3-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">South Africa&#8217;s geography and landscape<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most of South Africa&#8217;s landscape is made up of high, flat areas called <strong>plateaus<\/strong>. These lands are covered with rolling grasslands, called <strong>highveld<\/strong>, and tree-dotted plains, called <strong>bushveld<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>To the east, south and west of the plateau lands is a mountainous region called the <strong>Great Escarpment<\/strong>. The eastern range, called the <strong>Drakensberg<\/strong> or Dragon&#8217;s Mountain, is filled with jagged peaks, some reaching more than 3,475 meters high!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.natgeokids.co.uk\/product\/ngk-the-worlds-most-amazing-places\/?article_link=NGKwebsite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-308895\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Worlds-Most-Amazing-Places.jpg\" alt=\"If you love learning about our world, you'll love The World's Most Amazing Places! is written on the post, which shows a Nat Geo Kids book called The World's Most Amazing Places\" width=\"1042\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Worlds-Most-Amazing-Places.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Worlds-Most-Amazing-Places-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Worlds-Most-Amazing-Places-1024x835.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NGK-Worlds-Most-Amazing-Places-768x626.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It might sound strange, but did you know South Africa has <em>another<\/em> country within its borders? Nestled in the Drakensberg is the mountainous kingdom of <strong>Lesotho<\/strong>. Much of South Africa&#8217;s water comes from the snow-capped peaks of this tiny, landlocked nation. Also known as the &#8220;<strong>Kingdom of the Sky<\/strong>&#8220;, Lesotho is the only country in the world to lie entirely over 1,000m above sea level.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nSouth Africa&#8217;s wildlife and nature<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From aardvarks to zebras, South Africa is bursting with wonderful wildlife! Although the country only makes up about one percent of the Earth&#8217;s land surface, it&#8217;s home to almost ten percent of the world&#8217;s known bird, fish and plant species, and about six percent of its mammal and reptile species.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/South-Africa-Facts-9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62322\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/South-Africa-Facts-9.jpg\" alt=\"South Africa Facts - impala\" width=\"635\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/South-Africa-Facts-9.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/South-Africa-Facts-9-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The seas around South Africa are also full of incredible creatures &#8211; in fact, around 2,000 marine species visit South African waters at some point during the year. What\u2019s more, this magnificent country gets to enjoy one of nature\u2019s most spectacular underwater events, the &#8220;<strong>sardine run<\/strong>&#8220;! Every June, millions of sardines travel up the east coast, creating a phenomenal feeding frenzy for thousands of hungry sharks, dolphins and birds!<\/p>\n<p>South Africa works hard to preserve its wildlife. There are dozens of protected land and marine areas, including the famous <strong>Kruger National Park<\/strong> in the north, as well as nearly 9,000 privately-owned game reserves throughout the country.\u00a0Nevertheless, many of South Africa&#8217;s animals are threatened by illegal hunting and habitat loss, and dozens of species are in danger of extinction &#8211; including the black rhinoceros, the cheetah and the African wild dog.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5879\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5879\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5879\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-5.jpg\" alt=\"facts about south africa\" width=\"635\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-5.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-5-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Africa&#8217;s rhinos are one of the world&#8217;s most endangered species<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nHistory of South Africa<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In northern South Africa near Johannesburg lies a cave formation called the <strong>Sterkfontein<\/strong>. Within these caves, archaeologists have uncovered some of the earliest human fossils ever found &#8211; some are more than two million years old! The fascinating find earned the region the nickname &#8220;<strong>Cradle of Humankind<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>About 24,000 years ago, tribes of hunter-gatherers known as the San, or Bushmen, began moving into South Africa. To this day, many San still live around the <strong>Kalahari Desert<\/strong> in the northwest,\u00a0much as their ancestors did.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1400s, European ships heading to the Far East began stopping on the South African coast for supplies. In 1652, the Netherlands established the southern city of <strong>Cape Town<\/strong>, and Dutch farmers, called <strong>Boers<\/strong>, began settling in the areas around the city.<\/p>\n<p>In 1806, wars in Europe left the British in control of the Cape Town colony. In 1910, the British united four colonies in the region and created South Africa. They established laws that separated whites from black South Africans, a practice of segregation called <strong>apartheid<\/strong>, which led to decades of conflict.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5884\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5884\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-6.jpg\" alt=\"facts about south africa\" width=\"635\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-6.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/facts-about-south-africa-6-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nelson Mandela was an anti-apartheid revolutionary and the first black president of South Africa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1963, Nelson Mandela, the head of the anti-apartheid <strong>African National Congress,<\/strong> was given a life sentence in jail for &#8220;terrorist&#8221; activities. In 1990, after 27 years behind bars, Mandela was freed by <strong>President F.W. de Klerk, <\/strong>and\u00a0in 1994, he was elected president of South Africa. That same year, apartheid was officially abolished.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\nSouth African people and culture<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many different peoples make up South Africa, each with their own language and history. The country has 11 official languages, and many more unofficial languages. This colourful mix of cultures gives South Africa its nickname &#8220;<strong>rainbow nation<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>South Africans are passionate about music, often using song and dance to express social and political ideas. They&#8217;re also known worldwide for their skill in sports, including rugby, cricket, golf and soccer. In 2010, South Africa became the first African nation to host the World Cup. Goal!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63246\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63246\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/South-Africa-Facts-8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63246\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/South-Africa-Facts-8.jpg\" alt=\"South Africa Facts - Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, in Port Elizabeth\" width=\"635\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/South-Africa-Facts-8.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2016\/11\/South-Africa-Facts-8-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, in Port Elizabeth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h6>Credits<\/h6>\n<p>Map of South Africa: National Geographic Maps. Johannesburg skyline in South Africa: Luke Schmidt, Dreamstime. African penguins on Boulders Beach, Cape Town: Andrea Willmore, Dreamstime. All other pictures: Getty Images UK<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;\">What did you make of our facts about South Africa? Let us know by leaving a comment, below!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re off to a place bursting with wonderful wildlife, rich culture and mind-blowing history! 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