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The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the African continent. It borders the countries of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Swaziland. Lesotho is an enclave entirely surrounded by South African territory.

South Africa has experienced a significantly different evolution from other nations in Africa arising primarily from two facts; immigration from Europe reached levels not experienced in other African communities and a level of mineralogical wealth that made the country extremely important to Western interests, particularly during the Cold War. As a result of the former, South Africa is a very racially diverse nation. It has the largest population of people of Coloured (i.e., mixed racial background), White, and Indian communities in Africa. Black South Africans account for almost 80% of the population.

Racial strife between the white minority and the black majority has played a large part in the country's history and politics, culminating in apartheid, which was instituted in 1948 by the National Party, although segregation existed prior to that date. The laws that defined apartheid began to be repealed or abolished by the National Party in 1990 after a long and sometimes violent struggle (including economic sanctions from the international community) by the Black majority as well as some White, Coloured, and Indian South Africans.

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myspain (My Spain) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:57:02 -0000
Spain, Morocco deadlocked over Sahara activist - Reuters South Africa http://bit.ly/5GbDXr
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@bowwow614 so excited u gna be in south africa,please make sho u visit durban!!!!
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@bowwow614 so excited u gna be in south africa,please make sho u visit durban!!!!
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RT @bbcworld: England are among 32 teams eagerly awaiting Friday's draw for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. http://bit.ly/8Uk4Us
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RT @bbcworld: England are among 32 teams eagerly awaiting Friday's draw for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. http://bit.ly/8Uk4Us
RT @bbcworld: England are among 32 teams eagerly awaiting Friday's draw for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. http://bit.ly/8Uk4Us
alessington (Al Essington) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:53:30 -0000
RT @bbcworld: England are among 32 teams eagerly awaiting Friday's draw for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. http://bit.ly/8Uk4Us

 
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