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Population
Total population : 41 million
People : 75% Black, 13% White, 9% mixed race, and
3% of Indian descent.
54% are concentrated in big cities.
Languages : South Africa has more
than 11 official languages. The most widely spoken ones are :
English, Afrikaans, seSotho, isiXhosa, and isiZulu. Other languages
are isiNdebele, saLebowa, and siSwati.
Capital(s) : Pretoria (administrative
capital) ; Bloemfontein (seat of high court) ; Cape
Town (seat of parliament).
Main Cities : Johannesburg, Roodeport, Germiston,
Springs, Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Port Elisabeth, and East London.
Main academic cities : Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape
Town, and Durban
Student population : 492, 864 (source :
National Education Department 2001)
Foreign students : 15,000
Foreign Student’s origin : 65% from Africa (Zimbabwe,
Namibia, Lesotho), 30% from Europe, and 5% from South and North
America. (stat : 1994 ; source : UNESCO Statistical
Book 1998)
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