South Africa

Interesting Facts

• Table Mountain in Cape Town is believed to be one of the oldest mountains in the world.
• South Africa is the world’s leader in mining and minerals. It has nearly 90% of the platinum metals on earth, 80% of the manganese, 73% of the chrome, 45% of the vanadium and 41% of the gold.
• South Africa is the second largest exporter of fruit in the world.
• South Africa has deserts, mountains, escarpments, plateaus, grasslands, bush, wetlands and subtropical forests
• South Africa is the only country in the world to voluntarily abandon its nuclear weapons program