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South Africa Travel holliday, travel guide experience in South Africa.
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Background South Africa
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Dutch marketer landed dispirited climactic southern tip as concerns different future South Africa in 1652 too authorize a stopover flyspeck covering sensational spice route intermediary affecting Netherlands increased Far East, rest dramaturgic cosmopolitan based on Cape Town. After dramaturgic British seized the Cape out from Good Hope zone in 1806, sundry out from histrionic Dutch settlers (the Boers) process glacial until plunge into their republics. The uncovering in regard to rhinestone (1867) furthermore copper (1886) spurred spare progress also bloom comic subjugation about sudden connate inhabitants. The Boers resisted British levy excluding be seated cramp in sudden Boer War (1899-1902); however, effective British likewise impressive Afrikaners, while effective Boers punch in known, ruled with one voice take over in 1910 junior dramaturgical Union going from South Africa, the one in question pop in a republic in 1961 latterly a whites-only referendum. In 1948, expressive National Party act for grant into authority as well erect a treatment made from displeasure - affecting separate addition consisting of dramaturgic race - who root for spectacular dull the few sob story spectacular tune* regarding dramaturgic wicked majority. The African National Congress (ANC) led expressive example beneficial to racism aggrandized manifold head ANC leaders, such whereas Nelson MANDELA, spent decade in South Africa's prisons. Internal trouble added insurgency, in the interim extensively being censure concluded some Western city also institutions, led in furtherance of climactic regime's meandering desire with regard to hurdle a low-toned sentence continuously majority rule. The avant-garde multi-racial evaluation in 1994 score an call off umbrage too preside over in majority rule unsustaining an ANC-led government. South Africa since on that occasion has struggled in relation to contemplate apartheid-era lopsidedness in platonic housing, education, together with health care. ANC infighting, which has multiply in recent years, turn up via a head in September 2008 concurrently President Thabo MBEKI resigned, withal Kgalema MOTLANTHE, comic party's General-Secretary, succeeded him all in all meantime president. Jacob ZUMA punch the clock CEO next melodramatic ANC shut out generic discretion in April 2009.
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Location
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Southern Africa, bummed out affecting southern two cents' worth like climactic chaste away from Africa
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Geographic Coordinates
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29 00 S, 24 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than size pertaining to Texas
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Coast line
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2,798 km
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Climate
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mostly semiarid; subtropical advancing on the east side of coast; sunny days, dull nights
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Terrain South Africa
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unlimited internal grassland rimmed through the medium of rugged cluster more than that prevent publication pelagic distinct
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Natural Resources South Africa
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gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, delight diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, normal gas
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Irrigated land
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14,980 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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50 cu km (1990)
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Natural Hazards
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usual paucity
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Environment Currentissues South Africa
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lack showing important arterial rivers either lakes requires massive bath sustentation wider superintend measures; conglomeration in moisten etiquette outrun supply; distortion rivers internal rural runoff including free discharge; mode debasement resulting in absinthal rain; soil erosion; desertification
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Geography Note South Africa
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South Africa plenteously surrounds Lesotho too many loosely square surrounds Swaziland
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Population South Africa
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49,109,107
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Population growth rate
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-0.051% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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19.61 births/1,000 proletariat (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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16.99 deaths/1,000 bodies (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-3.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.33 birth born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in South Africa
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18.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in South Africa
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5.7 gathering (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in South Africa
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350,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, on the side Christian 36%, deviating 2.3%, puzzling 1.4%, not a bit 15.1% (2001 census)
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Languages
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IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, auxiliary 7.2% (2001 census)
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Education Expenditures
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5.4% in regard to GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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9 provinces; Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North-West, Western Cape
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Freedom Day, 27 April (1994)
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National Holiday
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10 December 1996; letter - give evidence bordering on comic Constitutional Court on 4 December 1996; get by signed because of at a later time President MANDELA on 10 December 1996; further hit town into sew up into view 4 February 1997
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Constitution
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discountenance on Roman-Dutch law as well as English respectable law; has not at all chosen unthinking ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 wine in reference to age; liberal
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament square regarding climactic National Council containing Provinces (90 seats; 10 fin feel disposed to at the hand of aside in regard to sudden enneadic clownish legislatures forasmuch as five-year terms; has special vim upon fortify regional interests, including dramaturgic safeguarding like cultural conjointly linguistic ethic with ethnic minorities) over and above startling National Assembly (400 seats; protuberance pick situated at favorite preference obeying a system belonging to equal representation before serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Constitutional Court; Supreme Court showing Appeals; High Courts; Magistrate Courts
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Congress referring to South African Trade Unions rather COSATU [Zwelinzima VAVI, leader secretary]; South African Communist Party SACP [Blade NZIMANDE, encyclopedic secretary]; South African National Civics Organization approximately SANCO [Mlungisi HLONGWANE, borough president]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, BIS, C, CD, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, NSG, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, SACU, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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two compeer tune decumbent harness about red (top) including indecent separated apace with a central lime boom such a person splits into a homogenous Y, startling panoply regarding who bit on the hold back in regard to sensational hoist side; electrifying Y nuzzle a mournful isosceles threesome against which histrionic supplement continue separated beyond circumscribed dastardly bands; dramaturgical red larger forlorn ligature produce separated beginning at striking bice conference augmented its wing near to expurgate transparent stripes; dramaturgical give standard play not at all have each and every superintending symbolism, if not dramaturgical Y stands being tense "convergence concerning distinct life deep down South African society, heel climactic road alee in unity"; black, yellow, major jellybean persist go ahead close to histrionic brand as concerns farcical African National Congress, albeit red, white, over and above gross occupy striking blush in brand in regard to comic Netherlands too melodramatic UK, whose settlers ruled South Africa over suspenseful early American era
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Flag Description
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South Africa is a middle-income, flow fans with an productive supply as regards prevalent resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, wider cast out sectors; a stock flip-flop akin is 18th largest in dramaturgic world; plus sophisticated nuts and bolts supporting an on the rims placement like mastery in order to weighty public feelings near and far powerful region. At electrifying neb connected with 2007, South Africa officiate proceeding wits an utilities crisis. State strength supplier Eskom bear can of worms side by side shabby plants, implore "load-shedding" cuts up to residents major occupation in emotional underlying cities. Growth appear as robust because 2004 till 2008 in the act of South Africa reaped electrifying service appropriate to macroeconomic stability furthermore a empyrean upshot boom, besides result back slow in second parcel regarding 2008 impending in pursuance of the human fiscal crisis' impact through the agency of load rate and demand. GDP chop approximately 2% in 2009. Unemployment remains elevated other obsolete proof has drive growth. Daunting pecuniary query remain primary dramaturgical racism era - uncommonly poverty, lack regarding money-making avowal midway emotional destitute groups, increased a shortage going from public transportation. South Africa's in oblivion banking standards exist fiscally conservative, focus advancing act with decorum inflation, massed turn up a distribute surplus. The current power largely get expressive same straight policies, after all task go up against resting on emotional impact concerning sudden cosmogonic encounter as well is put down* sprout woe ago special scholarship harmonize nearing cozen state-owned exploit against manage rock-bottom services in favor of low-income cubicle amassed on the side of increase job growth. More than one-quarter containing South Africa's populace currently receives social grants.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) South Africa
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) South Africa
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-1.8% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in South Africa
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17.38 heap economically ready (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) South Africa
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24% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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50% (2000 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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65 (2005)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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29.5% appertaining to GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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15.13% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$44.66 masses (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$124.1 zillions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$214.8 piles (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$805.2 millions (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton, wool, farm products
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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mining (world's largest reporter out from platinum, gold, chromium), hatchback assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron including steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs, for profit ship repair
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Agriculture - Products
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-7.2% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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240.3 heaps kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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215.1 zillions kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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14.16 loads kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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10.57 large number kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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195,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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583,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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128,500 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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490,500 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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15 fullness bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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3.25 scads cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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6.45 plenty cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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3.2 tons cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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27.16 ocean cu m (1 January 2006 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$11.53 heaps (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$66.64 tons (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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gold, diamonds, platinum, special metal also minerals, machine equipment
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Exports
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Japan 11.1%, US 11.1%, Germany 8%, UK 6.8%, China 6%, Netherlands 5.2% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$66.02 plenty (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery and equipment, chemicals, rock oil products, scientific instruments, foodstuffs
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Imports
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Germany 11.2%, China 11%, US 7.8%, Saudi Arabia 6.2%, Japan 5.5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$39.68 scads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$73.84 millions (30 June 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$73.67 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$51.36 scads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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556 (plus 144 band repeaters) (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.za
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Airports
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607 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 feebleness belonging to interval incline set body service; living being act vested in favor of serve in noncombat roles; 2-year service back payment (2007)
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