South Africa Country Guide | Guide to South Africa

Country Guide South Africa

Capital: Cape Town

Population: 47,432,000

Currency: rand (ZAR)

Religions: Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, other Christian 36%, Islam 1.5%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census)

Government: republic

Languages: IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% (2001 census)

Climate: mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights

Phone Code: 27

Festivals in South Africa

Cape Town Minstrel Carnival [article]

Cape Town International Jazz Festival [snippet]

Wacky Wine Weekend [snippet]

Wacky Wine Weekend [photo gallery]

South African National Arts Festival [photo gallery]

Cape Town International Kite Festival [video]

FIFA World Cup - South Africa 2010 [web site]

South African Cheese Festival [web site]

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South Africa Accommodation

Hotels in South Africa

South Africa Flights

South African Airways (South Africa) - Since 1934 South African Airways have been flying the African skies delivering their passengers safely to over 50 countries in Africa and around the world.

2camels has searched the web for airlines that fly to South Africa. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to South African Airways) through to airline sites that feature flights to South Africa.

South Africa Tours

Tours in South Africa

South African Reading

Lonely Planet: South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland

Few destinations offer such bewildering diversity as the great continent's mesmerising expanses, unlock the secret of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland with this essential guide.

over 100 detailed, accurate maps
packed with places of interest
practical advice on staying safe and healthy
special section on the Cape wineries - where and how to sample some of the world's finest wines
Kruger National Park - an entire chapter devoted to one of the best national parks in the world
special colour wildlife guide to help you spot the Big Five and more

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Further South Africa Resources

Under African Sky [web site]

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