South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is the southernmost country in Africa.
It is bounded on the south by 2,798 kilometers of coastline of southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans, on the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, and on the east by Mozambique and Swaziland, and surrounding the kingdom of Lesotho.
South Africa is the 25th-largest country in the world by land area, and with close to 53 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation.
South Africa is a multiethnic society encompassing a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions.
Its pluralistic makeup is reflected in the constitution's recognition of 11 official languages, which is among the highest number of any country in the world.
Two of these languages are of European origin: Afrikaans developed from Dutch and serves as the first language of most white and coloured South Africans; English reflects the legacy of British colonialism, and is commonly used in public and commercial life, though it is fourth-ranked as a spoken first language.


South Africa's Notable Births

1988 October 20

Candice Swanepoel, model (born at Mooiriver, South Africa) Libra

1975 August 07

Charlize Theron, actress (born at Benoni, Transvaal Province, South Africa) Leo

1962 June 16

Arnold Vosloo , actor (born at Pretoria, South Africa) Gemini

1922 November 08

Christian Barnard , cardiac surgeon (born at Beaufort West, Cape Province, South Africa) (dead 2001 September 02) Scorpio

South Africa's Notable Deaths