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South Africa EDUCATON •Students attend to school at ages 7-15. •In some schools white people and some black people can go to the same school, but in other schools they are still separated. •After graduation they go to college and after collage the get a job. TECHNOLOGY •Some of the major industries in the country are gold, diamond, and mining. •Some of the inventions in South Africa are radios, television, and computers. ARTS PAGE •Visual Arts: some of the famous painters are Hugo Naude, J.H. Peirneef, and R. Gwelo. •Literature: some famous people for literature is Jan Celliers, C.L Leipoldt, and C.J. Langenhoven •Music: one of the songs that is famous in South Africa is The Black Mambazo that is the best known song.LANGUAGES •The official languages in South Africa are Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu. RELIGION •The chief religion in South Africa is Christianity. •The religion believes that Jesus was gods son and that after Jesus died he came back to life. •Some of the other religions that are practiced in South Africa are indigenous 28% , Muslims 2%, Hindu 2%. ECONOMY. •The gross domestic product is 10,000. •The currency that is used in South Africa is Rand. •The major export are gold, diamond, and other metals, and minerals, machinery, and equipment. •Major imports are machinery, food and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, scientific instruments. •The chief crops are com, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetable. •Livestock that is raised is cattle: 13.72 mil, chickens: 119 mil, goats:6.85 mil, pigs: 1.60, sheep:29.09 mil. GOVERNMENT. •The public government is currently in place. •The current leader is Pres. Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki. •The population size in South Africa is 45,026,000. •South Africa became an independent country in May 31, 1961. school kids education.jpg technology dimond.jpg gold economy.jpg Flag cover page.gif Mbeki_Thabo government page.jpg http://pbskids.org/africa/myworld/ngaka.html http://www.southafrica-travel.net/kalahari/e6ofs09.htm http://www.southafrica-travel.net/kalahari/e6ofs09.htm http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/Elements/079/index.html#sample7 http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/Pages/profilefull.aspx?IndID=895 art by Hugo Naude, J.H. Peirneef.bmp art by Hugo Naude, J.H. Peirneef.bmp art by Hugo Naude, J.H. Peirneef.bmp art by Hugo Naude, J.H. Peirneef.bmp art by Hugo Naude, J.H. Peirneef.bmp LOCATION Map of North Korea.gif http://pbskids.org/africa/myworld/ngaka_2.html picture.jpg http://www.askart.com/askart/n/hugo_naude/hugo_naude.aspx religion pic.jpg wikapedia