Afrique du Sud

Interesting Facts About Afrique du Sud

• South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa, bordered by 2,798 kilometres of coastline along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean
• The country has a population of over 63 million people, making it the sixth-most populated country in Africa
• South Africa covers an area of 1,221,037 square kilometres and comprises nine provinces
• The Freedom Charter, adopted in 1955 by the multi-racial Congress Alliance, was a pivotal demand for a non-racial society and an end to discrimination
• South Africa became a republic on 31 May 1961, following a referendum that resulted in Elizabeth II losing the title Queen of South Africa

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