Location

• LOCATED IN AFRICA.

The Republic of South Africa constitutional democracy with a three-tier system of government and an independent judiciary

Administrative subdivisions: Nine provinces: Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North-West, Northern Cape, Limpopo, Western Cape.

Natural resources: Almost all essential commodities, except petroleum products and bauxite. It is the only country in the world that manufactures fuel from coal.

PEOPLEPrior to 1991, South African law divided the population into four major racial categories: Africans (black), whites, coloreds, and Asians.

State President--Jacob Zuma

Social change in the Society

I´m sad, I don´t have enouht money

I´m sad, I don´t have enouht money

50-52 50-55

Live expectancy

Social mobility.

industrial country

• Since the 2nd world war the industry whas more• important.

Almost all the energy of South africa is produce in thermal plants

• Souh Africa´s Industrial center• There are some gold

factories. • There are: alimentary,

textiles, chemistry, mechanic and other type of industry

Johanesburgo

MINING

• In 1886 George Harrison find a lot of gold in a far• Thease mine take out one millon kg of gold per year.

MiningGold pouring

Automovile production

Fabric factory

Breweries factoryAssembly plant

BIRTH AND MORTALITY RATE (high infant mortality)

XIX. century: 16 births / 1000 inhabitants; 25 deaths / 1000 inhabitants.

1950: 19 births / 1000 inhabitants; 21 deaths / 1000 inhabitants.

Today: 20 births / 1000 inhabitants; 18 deaths / 1000 inhabitants.

LIFE EXPECTANCY

XIX. century: 45 years old.

1950: 49 years old.

Today: 52 years old.

GOVERMENT

XIX. century: British goverment (it was a coloni).

Around 1950: became an independent country.

Today: continue been an independent country.