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Country profiles, flag guides, US states, capitals, currencies and travel inspiration — researched and written for curious travellers.
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South Africa
South Africa is a multicultural southern African republic with three capital cities, 11 official languages, the post-apartheid 'Rainbow Nation' identity, and landscapes from the Cape winelands to Kruger National Park.
- Capital
- Pretoria
- Population
- 60M
- Currency
- South African Rand (ZAR)
- Continent
- Africa
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States of the union.
Twenty-eight at random from all fifty states plus the District of Columbia and the territories — capitals, statehoods, mottoes, populations and flags.
