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Introduction1
Travel-Spots (YouTube Channel)
Dictionary
South Africa, Republic of : country at the southern tip of Africa south of the Limpopo, Molopo, and Orange rivers and bordering on the Atlantic and Indian oceans; administrative capital Pretoria, legislative capital Cape Town, judicial capital Bloemfontein area 470,693 square miles (1,219,090 square kilometers), population 55,380,000
Note: Now a republic, until 1961 (as the Union of South Africa) South Africa was a British dominion. — Webster See also OneLook
Encyclopedia
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of 1,221,037 square kilometres (471,445 square miles), the country has over 62 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament, is the legislative capital. Bloemfontein has traditionally been regarded as the judicial capital. The largest and most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and the busiest port city in sub-Saharan Africa, Durban. — Wikipedia
South Africa (Encyclopædia Britannica)
South Africa (The World Factbook, CIA)
South Africa (BBC Country Profiles)
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Inspiration
Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country’s oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the country’s second-largest city, after Johannesburg, and the largest in the Western Cape. The city is known for its harbour, its natural setting in the Cape Floristic Region, and for landmarks such as Table Mountain and Cape Point. — Wikipedia
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Air Pano (YouTube Channel)
Air Pano (Official Website)
Cape Town, South Africa (360° Media, Air Pano)
Introducing Cape Town & the Garden Route (Lonely Planet, YouTube Video)
Travel Destinations in Cape Town (Lonely Planet)
South Africa: A Place of Many Names (South Africa Touris & Google Arts & Culture, YouTube Video)
Travel Destinations in South Africa (Lonely Planet)
South Africa Destinations (Frommer’s)
Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in South Africa (Atlas Obscura)
Fun in the Sun
Africa Incoming (YouTube Channel)
Africa Incoming (Facebook Page)
Beaches in South Africa (Tripadvisor)
Best Beaches in South Africa (Google)
Best Beaches in South Africa (YouTube)
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Preservation
South Africa (World Heritage List, UNESCO)
List of World Heritage Sites in South Africa (Wikipedia)
History
South Africa Profile – Timeline (BBC)
History of South Africa (Wikipedia)
Museum
Museums in South Africa (Museums of the World)
Archive
National Archives and Records Service of South Africa (Official Website)
National Archives and Records Service of South Africa (Wikipedia)
South Africa (US ArchiveGrid, OCLC)
Library
National Library of South Africa (Official Website)
National Library of South Africa (Wikipedia)
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DDC: 968 Republic of South Africa (Library Thing)
Subject: South Africa (Library Thing)
Subject: South Africa (Open Library)
LCC: DT 1701 South Africa (UPenn Online Books)
Subject: South Africa (UPenn Online Books)
LCC: DT 1701 South Africa (Library of Congress)
Subject: South Africa (Library of Congress)
Subject: South Africa (WorldCat)
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Participation
Education
South Africa’s Department of Basic Education
South Africa’s Department of Higher Education and Training
Education in South Africa (Wikipedia)
Education in South Africa (JSTOR)
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Community
News
List of Newspapers in South Africa (Wikipedia)
South Africa News (CNN)
South Africa (NPR Archives)
Book
South Africa Bookshelf (Project Gutenberg)
Government
South Africa (Official Government Website)
History (Government of South Africa)
Government in South Africa (JSTOR)
Politics of South Africa (Wikipedia)
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Notes
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