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South Africa
 * Population: 45.3 million (UN, 2005)
* Capital: Pretoria
* Area: 1.22 million sq. km.(470,693 sq. miles)
* Major languages: 11 official languages including English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, Setswana, Xhosa and Zulu
* Major religion: Christianity, Islam, indigenous beliefs
* Life expectancy: 47 years (men), 51 years (women)
* Monetary unit: South African Rand
* Main exports: Gold, diamonds, metals and minerals, cars, machinery
* GNI per capita: US $4,960 (World Bank, 2006)
* Internet domain: .za
* International dialing code: +27
courtesy of BBC News at bbcnews.com
SERRV partner in South Africa:Wupperthal Rooibos Tea Cooperative
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| Now the men help - they support the women. This is a change in the mindset. Now they praise our work; they ask what they can do to help. The basket making brings the family together – the husband, the wife, the children. - R. Mangai - SHARE, India. |
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