South Africa is the world's biggest gold producer
Until the 1990s South Africa was governed by Whites.
The southern part of the country is sparsely populated because it is too dry.
Most of the blacks are still poor and have no jobs.
The British settlers of South Africa are called Afrikaaners.
Johannesburg was founded as the first diamond-mining town
South Africa has three capital cities.
In the 17th and 18th centuries there was much fighting between black tribes and Dutch settlers.
The British settlers were defeated in a war at the beginning of the 20th century.
Before Nelson Mandela went to prison he was the first black president of South Africa.
In the last decades AIDS has become a major problem in South Africa
One of the biggest problems that South Africa faces today is population control