As is our custom, we always bring some interesting facts about countries here, and today we will bring you 5 amazing facts about South Africa. It is worth noting that South Africa is a country that has many exuberant landscapes, welcoming people and an extremely low cost of living.
Unfortunately, its low cost of living is not even because it is a developed country, but because of its poverty in the financial aspect. And yet, it is worth noting that English is one of the official languages of the country, since it was also colonized by the English.
Another people who arrived in South Africa and colonized the country were the Dutch, who were later replaced by the English.
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5- Vuvuzelas Are Still a Tremendous Success in the Country
Let's start this list of 5 amazing facts about South Africa talking about Vuvuzelas, anyway, do you remember them? In case you don't remember, in 2010 the vuvuzelas gained a lot of prominence during the World Cup, here in Brazil the same general had.
However, despite the World Cup in this country being almost 12 years old, vuvuzelas still make a lot of noise there. This object has become a symbol of the country and is still widely sold at stadium doors and is normally used by the population.
4- South Africa has 3 Capitals
It is normal in a country to have only one Capital, in Brazil, for example, this post is occupied by Brasília, which is in the Federal District. What if I told you that in South Africa there is not just one capital, but three, would you believe it?
Well, know that there are three capitals that exist in this country, but don't ask me why, because I won't be able to answer you. Pretoria it is the administrative capital, where the president is located; cape town, the legislative capital; and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital. Just don't ask why.
3- High Rigor in Sales and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages
It is very common for a country to have the strictest requirement in the sale of alcoholic beverages not to sell to persons under 18 years of age. But if I told you that the rigor is much greater there than in Brazil and in many parts of the world, would you believe me?
Well, believe me, this type of liquid is also prohibited from being sold before 9 am and after 7 pm. And it doesn't stop there, on the beaches, for example, the consumption of alcohol is prohibited.
2- Interesting Wild Animals
Second in this list of 5 amazing facts about South Africa, we will talk about its wild animals.
This country has no less than the following animals:
- The largest bird (ostrich)
- largest mammal (male elephant)
- smallest mammal (dwarf shrew)
- largest reptile (sea turtle: 680 kgs)
- largest earthworm (African giant earthworm)
- fastest animal (cheetah)
- tallest animal (giraffe)
- largest fish (whale shark).
1- 10 Nobel Prizes
To end this article with 5 facts about South Africa, I will quote one that you probably didn't know. The country has an incredible 10 Nobel Prizes, so you can get an idea of how incredible this is, Brazil doesn't have any.
And yet, these awards are in the following areas; 2 for Literature, 4 for Peace, 3 for Medicine and 1 for Chemistry. In case you are curious or curious to know who were the 4 winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, I will now mention their names. Albert Luthuli, Frederick de Klerk, Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu.
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