South Africa is a diverse country home to many species. It has 11 official languages and a population of around 50 million people from different ethnic backgrounds. The country has a rich cultural heritage and history of overcoming racial oppression. It transformed from apartheid to a democratic nation and now has a strong economy, but still faces challenges in equality.

1. South Africa

2. Introduction

3. Sawubona
Molo
Hallo
Thobela
Dumela
Avuxeni
Ri a vusa
Lotijhani
HELLO

4. “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to
his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
– Nelson Mandela”

6. Geography

7. “When you shoot a zebra in the black stripe, the white
dies too; shoot in the white and the black dies too.” –
South African Proverb.

8. A 35 000km² animal kingdom

9. DIVERSITY
Diversity is our greatest gift. By seeing the full potential – the
creativity , ingenuity and energy – that combining our diverse
characteristics can unleash, them we will be a wealthy nation.

10. HOME TO:
The world’s largest land-
based mammal
• The world’s rarest
amphibian
• The world’s oldest living
fish

11. History

14. A new Coat of Arms for South
Africa
“We have or own history,
our own language, our
own culture. But our
destiny is also tied up
with destinies of the
other people” –
Mangosuthu Bethelezi.

15. Population

16. • Habits
50 millions of habits:
79,4 % are blacks (Zulus)
9,2% are whites
8,8% are mystics
2,6% are Indians

17. “South Africa’s wildlife overwhelmed me.
It’s not just the 300- plus bird species
that we saw. It’s also that so many of
these creatures are endemics, found only
in South Africa…” – Bill Thompson, III

18. “A nations culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of
its people.”

20. Politic

21. “Few would have imagined, almost a decade ago, that this
collection of colorful shapes could become s

22. “Few would have imagined,
almost a decade ago, that
this collection of colorful
shapes could become such a
potent symbol of unity and
progress. But then fewer
still would have thought that
a country torn apart by
decades of racial oppressed
could transform itself into a
beacon of democracy and
hope”
- Nelson Mandela.
“Poucos teriam imaginado,
quase uma década atrás, que
esta coleção de formas
coloridas poderia torna-se
um símbolo poderoso da
unidade o progesso. Mas,
então, menos ainda teria
pesado que um pais
destruido por décadas de
opressão racial poderá se
transformar em um farol da
democracia e esperança”
- Nelson Mandela.

23. Economic

25. Dados Básicos
• Nome oficial: República da África do Sul
• Chefe de Estado e Governo: Jacob Gedleyih-lekisa Zuma.
• Independência: 31 de maio de 1910
• Capital: Pretória (administrativa) Cidadde do Cabo (legislativa).
Bloemfontein (judiciária)
• Área:1.219.090 km²
• População: 49,99 milhões de hab.
• Moeda: Rande (ZAR)
• PIB: US$284,8 bilhões(2008)

26. It always seems impossible until it’s
done”
- Nelson Mandela.