Contents 4 Where Is South Africa 6 The Land The Cape Floral Kingdom 8 10 Wildlife The People 12 14 Daily Life Going to School 16 18 Working 20 Playing Food 22 24 Holidays The Rainbow Nation 26 28 Fast Facts 30 Glossary To Learn More 31 32 Index
Botswana Namibia Zimbabwe Pretoria Bloemfontein Lesotho South Africa Cape Town Atlantic Ocean 4 I Did you know sland and Mar South Af ince Edward of t sland are also par ie about Pr l islands s lometer These smal 1,931 ki Cape Town mi of les ion ica r 1,200 t southeas I l Where Is South Africa
Mozambique Swaziland Indian Ocean W N S E South Africa lies on the southern tip of Africa It covers 470,693 square miles 1,219,090 square kilometers The Atlantic Ocean meets the country’s western coast The waves of the Indian Ocean wash onto the eastern shore South Africa shares its northern border with Namibia Botswana and Zimbabwe Mozambique and Swaziland lie to the east Lesotho is a small country within South Africa Unlike most other countries South Africa has three capital cities Pretoria is the main capital The other capitals are Cape Town and Bloemfontein 5
