South Africa has a population of over 50 million people, with 11 official languages spoken. The country's capital is shared between Cape Town and Pretoria, and the largest city is Johannesburg. South Africa has a strong rugby tradition and team, being one of two countries to win the Rugby World Cup twice, and aiming to be the first to win it three times in a row if victorious in the upcoming tournament.

1. South AfricaBy C J

2. South African FlagThe South African Flag is mainly made of the old South African flags and although they have no official meaning, the past meanings of the colours are: red for all the blood from all the killings, blue for the open skies, green for all the land, yellow for all the gold, black and white are for the skin colours of the people there.

3. South Africa FactsSouth Africa is on the southern edge of Africa South Africa’s capital is shared between Cape Town and Pretoria The biggest city in South Africa is Johannesburg There are 11 official languages spoken – 2 are European (English and Afrikaans) and 9 are from different African tribes

4. Map of South Africa

5. Population of South AfricaSouth Africa has way more people than New ZealandIn fact South Africa has a population of 50.5 million people. New Zealand has just over 4.4 million people.

6. South Africa and RugbySouth Africa has a great rugby team and a long history of success.There are only two teams that have won the Webb Ellis Cup twice – South Africa and Australia.If South Africa wins this Rugby World Cup, they will be the first to win it 3 times and the first to win it in a row.

7. GO SOUTH AFRICA!!!The symbols are the springbok and the ProteaThe Springbok is the national animal of South Africa and that is why they use it on the rugby jerseys

8. Winning TeamRugby World Cup 2007