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South Africa Infomation & Facts

Location:  South Africa is in Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa.

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

Population:  Estimate as of July 2007 is 43,997,828.

Life Expectancy:  42.45 years.

Language:  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%

Government type:  Republic

Capital:  Pretoria

Population Below Poverty Line:  50%

Agricultural Products:  corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products

Industries:  mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium), automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs, commercial ship repair

Currency:  Rand (ZAR)

Attractions & Features:  South Africa is one of only 17 countries worldwide considered Megadiverse in flora & fauna.  It has more than 20,000 different plants, or about 10% of all the known species of plants on Earth, making it particularly rich in plant biodiversity.  Numerous mammals are found in the bushveld habitats including lion, leopard, White Rhino, Blue Wildebeest, kudu, impala, hyena, hippopotamus, and giraffe.  There is a significant extent of the bushveld habitat in the northeast including Kruger National Park and the Mala Mala Reserve, as well as in the far north in the Waterberg Biosphere.

People of Note:

1. Nobel Prize Winner - Nelson Mandela & F. W. de Klerk
2. South Africa's first Nobel Prize winner (for peace in 1961) was Chief Albert John Luthuli
3. Desmond Mpilo Tutu

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Sudan Infomation & Facts

Location:  Sudan is in Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea.

Climate:  The climate is tropical in south; arid desert in north; rainy season varies by region

Population:  Estimate as of July 2007 is 39,379,358.

Life Expectancy:  49.11 years.

Language:  Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English

Government type:  Government of National Unity (GNU) - the National Congress Party (NCP) and Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) formed a power-sharing government under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA); the NCP, which came to power by military coup in 1989, is the majority partner; the agreement stipulates national elections for the 2008 - 2009 timeframe.

Capital:  Khartoum

Population Below Poverty Line:  40%

Agricultural Products:  cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, millet, wheat, gum arabic, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), mangos, papaya, bananas, sweet potatoes, sesame; sheep, livestock

Industries:  oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, automobile/light truck assembly

Currency:  Sudanese dinar (SDD)

Attractions & Features:  Sudan is situated in northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea.  The terrain is generally flat plains, broken by several mountain ranges; in the west the Jebel Marra is the highest range; in the south is the highest mountain Mount Kinyeti Imatong, near the border with Uganda; in the east are the Red Sea Hills.  The Blue and White Niles meet in Khartoum to form the River Nile, which flows northwards through Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.  Blue Nile's course through Sudan is nearly 500 miles long and is joined by the rivers Dinder and Rahad between Sennar and Khartoum.  There are many nature reserves in Sudan.

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Zambia Infomation & Facts

Location:  Zambia is in Southern Africa, east of Angola.

Climate:  The climate is tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season .

Population:  Estimate as of July 2007 is 11,477,447.

Life Expectancy:  38.44 years.

Language:  English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages.

Government type:  Republic

Capital:  Lusaka

Population Below Poverty Line:  86%

Agricultural Products:  corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), coffee; cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides

Industries:  copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture

Currency:  Zambian kwacha (ZMK)

Attractions & Features:  Victoria Falls, the wild Zambezi River, breath-taking lakes and wetlands, many birds and profuse wildlife.  Many nature reserves.

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