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SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa is a country in South Africa. It has a total area of 1,221,040 km2. The climate is mostly semi-arid; subtropical along the coast with sunny days and cool nights. The terrain is comprised of a vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain. Natural resources are gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas. The religion is Christian; Hindu and Muslim. The official language is English with Afrikaans and many vernacular languages, including Zulu, Xhosa, North and South Sotho and Tswana also spoken.
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