South Africa For Kids

Here are some interesting facts about South Africa for kids which were chosen and researched by kids especially for kids.

South Africa Facts | Country Facts

• Population: 60 million people live in South Africa (2021)
• Capital city: Pretoria has 3 million inhabitants. Pretoria’s nickname is “The Jacaranda City” due to the many jacaranda trees. In South Africa, the city is referred to as ‘Tshwane’ as the municipality changed its name in 2007. However, South Africa has three capital cities: Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein
• Name: Republic of South Africa  

• Government: Democracy
• Languages: 12 official languages: isiZulu, Afrikaans, English, isiXhosa, siSwati, Sesotho, Xitsonga, Sepedi, isiNdebele, Setswana, Tshivenda, sign language
• Religion: mainly Christians and Muslims, but also Jews and other faiths.
• Currency: 1 South African Rand (ZAR) = 100 Cents
• History: South Africa was colonised by British, Dutch suffered from Apartheid. Nelson Mandela came free from prison and became the first democratically elected leader in South Africa in 1994.
• National Symbols: Protea (flower), Springbok (antelope) and others.
• Climate: Various climatic regions. Mostly mild to hot in summer, most of the days, cold nights, snowfall in winter.
• President: Cyril Ramaphosa