Did you know?… 10 interesting facts about South Africa
Here are some fun, interesting facts about our beautiful country, South Africa:
1. South Africa is the only country in the world to have hosted the Cricket, Rugby and Soccer world
cups
2. South Africa is the only country in the world to voluntarily abandon its nuclear weapons program
3. South Africa has the second oldest film industry in the world, only behind the USA
4. South Africa generates two-thirds of Africa’s electricity
5. South Africa is ranked number one in the world for its floral kingdom
6. South Africa has the longest wine route in the world (the R62 wine route)
7. The University of South Africa is a pioneer of tertiary distance education and is the largest
correspondence university in the world
8. South Africa has the most official languages in the world – eleven
9. South Africa is home to the the Vredefort dome, which is the oldest meteor scar in the world
10. Some countries have deserts and some have subtropical forests. South Africa it all – deserts,
wetlands, grasslands, bush, subtropical forests, mountains and escarpments