South Africa

Sun City submitted by Alan

Capital Pretoria (name may change to Tshwane) Cape Town is legislative capital

Languages 11 official languages including English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, Setswana, Xhosa and Zulu

Currency Rand



South Africa has strong financial and manufacturing sectors. It is a leading exporter of minerals and tourism is a key source of foreign exchange. But many South Africans remain poor and unemployment is high, housing from mud huts to palatial homes with swimming pools.

Links

• Cyndi's List South African Links

• South Africa War Graves Project

• Genealogical Society of South Africa - GSSA Website

• South African Department of Home Affairs

• National Archives of South Africa

• Contact information for offices that form the National Archives of South Africa

• South African Genealogy

• Ancestry24

• German Genealogy in South Africa

• Surname Navigator, South Africa

• Lehmkuhl Family Home Page

• British Settlers in South Africa

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