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Cape Town

Cape Town is undoubtedly among the most beautiful cities in the world. The metropolis at Africa's southern cape, picturesquely situated at the foot of the towering Table Mountain, was founded in 1652 by the Dutch and is, therefore, called South Africa's "Mother City".

Cape Town is embraced by two oceans, the Atlantic and the mild Indian Ocean, and is surrounded by paradisical landscapes with a unique vegetation, imposing mountains and numerous stunning beaches, on the Cape Peninsula, at the warm False Bay and at the West Coast.

Cape Town boasts outstanding attractions like the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, the Two Oceans Aquarium, the Cableway, Company's Garden, the Bo Kaap, the Castle of Good Hope, Signal Hill, a number of museums and theatres, the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, innumeralble gourmet restaurants and many diverse sporting and leisure facilities. Particularly popular are the surrounding Cape Winelands with their mild climate and beautiful Cape Dutch houses, especially in Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl. More than 700 wine estates produce wine of world standard.

South Africa

Official name: Republic of South Africa

Capitals: Cape Town [legislative]; Pretoria [administrative]; Bloemfontein [judicial]

Form of state: A federal state, consisting of a central government and nine provincial governments

Head of state: President Thabo Mbeki

Legal system: Based on Roman-Dutch law and the 1996 constitution

National legislature: Bicameral parliament elected every 5 years, comprising a 400-seat National Assembly and a 90-seat National Council of Provinces

Main languages: English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu [there are 11 official languages]

Public holidays - Fixed: 01 January, 21 March, 27 April, 01 May, 16 June, 09 August, 24 September, 16 December, 25 December, 26 December

Public Holidays - Variable: Good Friday and Easter Monday/Family Day

Anthems: "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" (Xhosa), "Morena Boloka Sechaba sa Heso" (Sesotho), "Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika" (Zulu), "Seen ons Here God, Seen Afrika" (Afrikaans), "Lord Bless Africa" (English)

Area: 1,221,037 km² (SA is bigger than Germany, France and Italy combined)

Population: 43.7 million (Urban population: 23.1 million; Rural population: 20.6 million)

Currency: Rand (roughly £1.00 = R13.00)

Time: GMT + 2

Climate: Mostly semiarid, subtropical along coast, sunny days and cool nights

Annual average rainfall: 464mm

Source: Statistics South Africa

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