SOUTH AFRICA

STATS

• There are 50,000,000 people in South Africa
• 79.2% Black African 8.9% Coloured 8.9% White 2.5% Indian or Asian 0.5% other
• Unemployment rate is 24.1%
• Exports- 77586.73 ZAR MIL Imports- 74806 ZAR MIL
• Density-42.4/km2 (169th) 109.8/sq mi

STATS

• Life expectancy- 52.1 years
• Birth rate- 2.42 births per woman (2011)
• Infant mortality- 42.15 deaths/1,000 live births
• Doctors- 6,314 Nurses- 24,181
• Currency- ZAR

POLITICS

• South Africa is a parliamentary republic
• The president, Jacob Zuma,is both head of state and head of government
• There are 13 political parties in South Africa's government
• African National Congress, Democratic Alliance, Congress of the People are the top 3
• The ANC have dominated politics and have improved South Africa's economy.

ECONOMY

• South Africa's economy is the largest in Africa
• Since 1996, South Africa's GDP has tripled to 400 billion because of the ANC
• South Africa is a developing country, 65% services, 9% agriculture , 31% industry
• The top individual income tax rate is 40 percent, and the top corporate tax rate is 28 percent.
• South Africa is mixed socialism but is closer to being a free market than being communist

CULTURE

• The culture of South Africa is known for its ethnic and cultural diversity
• Most ethnic groups believe that women are less important than men.
• The oldest art objects in the world were discovered in a South African cave.
• As blacks have become increasingly urbanised and Westernised, aspects of traditional culture have declined.
• No religion, Other Apostolic, Zion Christian, Pentecostal/Charismatic, Catholic

LANGUAGES

• Afrikaans Language, English Language, Zulu Language, Xhosa Language, Swati Language, Tswana Language
• Tsonga Language, Sotho language, Venda Language, Northern Sotho language, Southern Ndebele language
• The main 4 are Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, and English