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Dutch traders landed at the southern tip of modern day South Africa in 1652 and established a stopover point on the spice route between the Netherlands and the East, founding the city of Cape Town. After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjugation of the native inhabitants. The Boers resisted British encroachments but were defeated in the Boer War (1899-1902); however, the British and the Afrikaners, as the Boers became known, ruled together under the Union of South Africa. In 1948, the National Party was voted into power and instituted a policy of apartheid - the separate development of the races. The first multi-racial elections in 1994 brought an end to apartheid and ushered in black majority rule.

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South Africa, Republic of South Africa, rep. of s. africa, , SAFRICA

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Maps of South Africa

South Africa - Prince Edward Island [Indian Ocean]	Prince Edward Island (South Africa)	South Africa: Black Homelands 1986	South Africa - Racial Concentrations and Homelands 1979
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pistol 15th October 2009	South Africa is lying about the current crime stats. They are afraid to reveal the true stats because of 2010. WAKE UP AND SEE THE TRUTH THE WRONG PEOPLE ARE IN POWER!
Alain Latham 19th August 2009	I am from Durban on South Africa's east coast. It is a virtual paradise, where summer literally never ends... if it wasn't for crime. there is an interesting website to visit regarding crime and Durban. It's www.berea3.co.za. It has all sorts of crime related topics, advice articles, links and blogs... well worth a visit.
David Carte 17th June 2009	Basic information on SA is available on government websites such as www.dti.gov.za, www.css.gov.za and www.gcis.gov.za.
N!cky 24th May 2009	OMW...I have searched for SA crime rate graphs and found none. I would dearly appreciate it if you could add some crime stats to your site.
George Clooney 18th May 2009	I would like to see statistics of how many people immigrated from SA each year
Alex 21st April 2009	I wonder what the annual precipitation graphis?
Astelle 18th April 2009	It's all relative. South Africa, like any other country has it's strengths and weaknesses.
Asher 9th February 2006	Why don't you show what type of economy each country has on it's page?
Gerardo Cantu Perez-Maldonado] 5th January 2006	Is there any information on the current position of South Africa on the violation of sovereignty... let's recall it once violated some other country's sovereignty in the 80s
Jessica 7th November 2005	A list of Facts that are going on currently would be nice as well...
Richard 21st June 2005	Please, can I have a list of the religions in South Africa?
Gerorge and Andrew 30th May 2005	This site is good, but we were wondering if you have bar graphs comparing countries against global GDP.
ladizir@hotmail.com 16th December 2004	Dear Sirs, I would like to draw your attention to the following: When we point with the "little hand" on the map of Dominican Republic, we can read "Dominica", that is not correct. It should be " Dominican Republic". As you are aware, Dominica is a little island between Guadalupe and Martinica. Congratulations for your excelent site. Best regards. Olavo Rasquinho (Meteorological consultant) olavo.rasquinho@zmail.pt