I WROTE THIS BOOK TO HELP END THE STEREOTYPE ABOUT AFRICA AND ITS COUNTRIES.I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK WE RIDE ANIMALS OR WE USE THEM AS TRANSPORT.ALSO THE STEREOTYPE OF US NOT HAVING WATR TO DRINK,NOT HAVING TECHNOLOGY, ELECTRICITY AND FOOD.YES I AGREE NOT EVERY ONE WILL HAVE ACESS TO CLEAN WATER AND SOME CAN'T AFFORD A LIVING BUT COME ON DON'T THINK SO POOR OF US.THERE ARE STILL MANY MORE BOOKS THAT I AM GONNA WRITE ABOUT AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO EDUCATE THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE MUCH KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA.

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SOUTH AFRICA IS A COUNTRY LOCATED IN THE MOST SOUTHERN TIP OF AFRICA . SOUTH AFRICA SHARES BORDERS WITH NAMIBIA ,MOZAMBIQUE , BOTSWANA AND SWAZILAND . SOUTH AFRICA IS FILLED WITH WILDLIFE AND IS KNOWN FRO ITS GREAT NATURAL BEAUTY AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY.

FOODS MOSTLY EATEN ARE VETKOEKS,KOEKSISTERS , BOREWORES ,

CHAKALAKA,,PORRIDGE,UMNGQUSHO AND MANY MORE . TRADITIONALLY FOODS ARE COOKED OUTSIIDE ON THE FIRE WITH A POTJIE WHICH IS A THREE-LEGGED POT THAT VARIES IN SIZES . THIS COOKING METHOD IS NORMALLY USED AT LARGE FAMILY GATHERINGS,TRADITIONAL WEDDINGS AND MANY MORE

THIS COUNTRY HAS MANY TOURIST ATTRACTION SPOTS BUT THE MOST VISITED PLACE IS THE V&A WATERFRONT , LOCATED IN CAPE TOWN WHICH ATTRACTS 24 MILLION VISITORS YEARLY.YOU CAN VISIT THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK ,ROBEN ISLAND,GODS WINDOW AND THE CRADDLE OF HUMAN KIND TO KNOW MORE OF OUR INDEGINOUS KNOWLEDGE AND PEOPLE.

SOUTH AFRICANS CURRENCY IS RANDS (ZAR).FOR EXAMPLE A 100 SOUTH AFRICAN RANDS CAN EQUAL TO 5 US DOLLARS ACCORDING TO GOOGLE. ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN MONEY NOTES THERE ARE ANIMALS ON THEM AND THOSE ANIMALS ARE PART OF THE BIG FIVE.THE REASON EHY THESE ANIMALS WERE CHOSEN IS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE MOST DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS ANIMALS TO HUNT ON FOOT.

SOUTH AFRICA HAS 9 PROVINCES WHICH ARE:MPUMALANGA,NORTH WEST,NORTHERN CAPE, WESTERN CAPE ,GAUTENG,EASTERN CAPE ,LIMPOPO,KWA-ZULU NATAL AND FREE STATE.WE ALSO HAVE 11 OFICIAL LANGUAGES AFRIKAANS,ENGLISH,XHOSA,ZULU,TSWANA,TSONGA,NDEBELE,

SPEDI,SOTHO,TSHIVENDA AND SISWATI.

PEOPLE SUCH AS WINNIE MANDELA WHO FOUGHT FOR THE LIBERATION OF THE PEOPLE AND CHRISTIAAN BARNARD WHO DID THE FIRST HEART TRANSPLANT ARE EXAMPLES OF SOUTH AFRICAN HEROES .THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE IS NELSON MANDELA WHO HELPED END APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA,FIGHTING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND HELPED UNIT PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA .THAT IS WHY TODAY WE ARE CALLED A RAINBOW NATION CAUSE WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT RACES , SKIN COLORS AND RELIGIONS BUT WE ARE ALL UNITED AS ONE

THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA IS MR MATEMELA CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

WHO WAS BORN ON THE 17 OF NOVEMABER 1952.THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT

IS DAVID MABUZA BORN ON THE 25 OF AUGUST 1960.

THE COUNTRY HAS 5 NATIONAL SYMBOLS THE REAL YELLOWWOOD WHICH IS A LARGE EVER GREEN TREE,THE PROTEA ALSO KNOWN AS SUGAR BUSHES WHICH IS A FLOWER,A SPRINGBOK WHICH IS A MEDIUM SIZED ANTELOPE,

THE BLUE CRANE WICH IS A BIRD AND LASTLY THE GALJOEN WHICH IS FISH.

SOUTH AFRICA HAS 3 CAPITAL CITIES AND I KNOW THAT ITS VERY WEIRD BECAUSE ITS ONLY SUPPOSED TO HAVE ONE.THE CAPITALS ARE CAPE TOWN ,PRETORIA AND BLOEMFONTEIN