South africa capital

What is South Africa famous for? South Africa loves variety; it has three capitals, eleven official languages, 21 National Parks and ten UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The country is famous for its spectacular landscapes and a diversity of African animals. The Kruger National Park, one of the largest game reserves in Africa, is known for its stunning game viewing opportunities. The park is home to more than 145 mammal species, including the classical African "Big Five": the African buffalo, lions, leopards, elephants, and the hook-lipped rhinoceros (Black Rhino). A fisherman on the way to the sea on the Wild Coast near Coffee Bay in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province. Image: Rodger Bosch The Cape of Good Hope, the southwesternmost point of Africa, also known as the "Graveyard of Ships," is a prominent headland that sailors once feared because of its cliffs. The Barberton Greenstone Belt, also known as the Makhonjwa Mountains, contains some of the oldest exposed rocks on Earth, dating back 3.6 billion years. God's Window, a viewpoint at the edge of the Great Escarpment in Mpumalanga. Blyde River Canyon is an impressive natural spectacle and a famous nature reserve, popular with tourists. The Drakensberg (Dragon Mountains) in the border region of South Africa and Lesotho is a hiker's dream come true. Boulders Beach, the boulder-protected beach on the Cape Peninsula has been home to a colony of African penguins since 1982. The pristine coastline of the Wild Coast in the Easte...

Legally, South Africa does not have one specific national capital. The government is divided into three branches, namely the legislative, executive, and judicial. Each branch is administered from a different city. Cape Town, for example, is the legislative center and seat of Parliament. The Constitution of South Africa, however, gives Parliament the right to move its administration to any other city. Pretoria is home to the executive branch and is the seat of the President and the Cabinet. The judicial branch of government is carried out in Bloemfontein, where the Supreme Court of Appeal is located. This article takes a closer look at these 3 unofficial capital cities. Cape Town As previously mentioned, Cape Town is the seat of the National Parliament. This city has always held an important role in the country’s history, particularly post-European contact. From as early as the latter part of the 1500’s, its peninsular location made it an important stop along the spice trade route. By 1652, the Dutch East India Company had established a ship way-station here and the settlement began to grow slowly. After several attempts by the British to take control of the area, Cape Town became a British colony in 1814 when it was designated as the colonial capital. Two Boer republics and Natal, a British colony, were joined with the Cape Colony in 1910, founding the Union of South Africa. Cape Town was then established as its legislative seat. Today, this city has a population of approx...

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Map of South Africa Political Map of South Africa The map shows South Africa and surrounding countries with international borders, the national capitals of Cape Town, Pretoria, and Bloemfontein; province capitals, major cities, main roads, railroads, and major airports. You are free to use the above map for educational and similar purposes; if you publish it online or in print, you need to credit the Nations Online Project as the source. Kruger National Park, South Africa, a Yellow-billed Egret among a group of Nile crocodiles. The game reserve was established in 1898 by President Kruger and became a national park in 1926. Photo: South Africa is about twice the size of France; its landscape includes grasslands, scrublands, forests, deserts, mountains, coastal wetlands and a 2,700 km long coastline on the South Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Indian Ocean to the east. The territory of South Africa is dominated by a huge Central Plateau, which is framed by the ridges of the Great Escarpment that separates the plateau from the narrow coastal lowlands. The country is home to almost 300 mammal species, about 860 bird species and 8,000 plant species. Cape Agulhas is the southernmost point of the African continent. The 20th meridian, located on Cape Agulhas, represents the imaginary boundary between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. South Africa's Velds Velds are mainly the flat or plateau-like regions in the interior of the country. The Bushveld is a sub-tropical woodl...