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As the name suggests, South Africa is a country in southern Africa. It has three capital cities, namely:
Pretoria, executive capital.
Bloemfontein, judicial capital.
Cape Town, legislative capital.
顧名思義，南非是非洲南部的國家。它有三個首都，分別為：
普利托利亞，行政首都。
布隆泉，司法首都。
開普敦，立法首都。
Cape Town 開普敦 | Image credit: Digital Vision
The famous city in South Africa is Johannesburg, it is also the largest city in South Africa.
在南非最著名的城市是約翰尼斯堡，也是南非最大的城市。
Johannesburg skyline, Gauteng province | Image credit:Mark Atkins
約翰尼斯堡天際線，
There are 11 official languages in South Africa, they are Afrikaans, English, IsiNdebele, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, SiSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga.
南非有11個官方語言，分別是南非荷蘭語，英語，IsiNdebele, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, SiSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga.
The national anthem of South Africa is 「Nkosi Sikelel』 iAfrica」 and it means God Bless Africa.
南非的國歌是Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrica，意思是上帝保佑非洲。
The national flag of South Africa has six colors, the horizontal 「Y」 signifies the convergence of the various Elements of South African society, who are united on the road to the future.
南非國旗有六個顏色，水平的「Y」代表著南非社會各方面要素的融合，這些要素在通往未來的道路上是統一的。
South Africa borders Swaziland and Mozambique to the North East, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the North, Namibia to the Northwest, and Lesotho which is completely landlocked by South Africa.
南非東北部與史瓦帝尼和莫三比克接壤，北部接波札那和辛巴威，西北部與納米比亞交界，而它環抱賴索托。
South Africa is renowned for its varied topography, great natural beauty, and cultural diversity, these makes the country a favorite destination for travelers.
南非以其多樣的地形、自然美景和文化多樣性而聞名，這使南非成為遊客最喜愛的旅遊目的地。
South Africa’s coastlines border the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest.
南非的海岸線東南與印度洋接壤，西南與大西洋接壤。
King Protea
帝王花
The National Animal of South Africa is Springbok, and King Protea is the National flower. Its National tree is Yellowwood tree while its National bird is Blue Crane. Its National fish is Galjoen which is only found along the South African coast.
南非的國家動物是跳羚，帝王花是國花。它的國樹是黃楊，國鳥是藍鶴。它的國魚是Galjoen，這種魚只分布於南非海岸。
Springbok
跳羚
The currency used in South Africa is South African Rand
南非使用的貨幣是南非蘭特。
200 Rand
200蘭特
The population of South Africa as of April 26th, 2019 UN estimates is about 57,941,409.
截至2019年4月26日，聯合國估計南非人口約為57941409。
South Africa’s Mineral Resources Map | Source: psu edu
南非礦產資源地圖
Economy 經濟:
South Africa has an abundant supply of natural resources, well developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; and a stock exchange that is the largest in Africa, it is also among the top 20 in the world.
南非擁有豐富的自然資源供應、發達的金融、法律、通信、能源和運輸部門；南非是非洲最大的證券交易所，也是世界前20強之一。
Agriculture is also a major contributor to the economy, the majority of agricultural products are Corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables, beef, poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products.
農業也是經濟的主要貢獻者，主要農產品有玉米、小麥、甘蔗、水果、蔬菜、牛肉、家禽、羊肉、羊毛、乳製品。
Industries include mining (South Africa is the world’s largest producer of platinum, gold, andchromium), automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuff, commercial ship repair.
工業包括採礦（南非是世界上最大的鉑、金和鉻生產國）、汽車裝配、金屬加工、機械、紡織品、鋼鐵、化工、化肥、食品、商業船舶修理。
China is the major trading partner of South Africa, it imported about 9.5% of the total of South Africa’s exports in 2017.
中國是南非的主要貿易夥伴，2017年進口量約佔南非出口總額的9.5%。
Major exports from South Africa are gold, diamonds, platinum, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment.
南非的主要出口商品是黃金、鑽石、鉑、其他金屬和礦物、機械和設備。
Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve
布萊德河谷自然保護區
South Africa’s tourism industry is also a major contributor to its economy. South Africa has a number of World Heritage sites, four of them are cultural sites.
We will list some of them as follows:
南非的旅遊業也是其經濟的主要來源之一。南非有許多世界遺產，其中四個是文化遺址。
比如以下幾項：
The Fossil Hominid Sites 原始人化石遺址
Scientist and historians believe that this is the cradle of mankind, some of the human fossils found here date back to 3.3 million years old.
科學家和歷史學家認為這是人類的搖籃，因為在這裡發現的一些人類化石可以追溯到330萬年前。
Robben Island Prison and Mosque | Source: Pathfinda
羅本島監獄和清真寺
Robben Island 羅本島
This is a former prison which has now been transformed into a museum, it is better known as a prison that held former President Nelson Mandela and a number of other political prisoners for decades during the Apartheid period.
這個地方以前是監獄，現在已經被改造成了博物館，在種族隔離期間前總統曼德拉和其他一些政治犯在這個監獄被關了幾十年。
The Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape 裡士菲爾德文化和植物景觀
This is a scenic desert in the Northern Cape Province, it is home to a semi-nomadic farming community of Namaqua folk, and is very, very beautiful.
這是北開普省的一個風景優美的沙漠，是納馬卡族半遊牧農業社區的所在地，非常美麗。
The Vredefort Dome 弗雷德福特穹頂
Believed to be about 2 billion years old, this crater is acclaimed for being the oldest, deepest and most eroded astrobleme on earth.
大約有20億年的歷史，這個隕石坑被譽為地球上最古老、最深、侵蝕最嚴重的隕星坑。
The uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park
Also known as the Drakensberg Park, it is in KwaZulu-Natal, and a wonderland of basalt, sandstone, grasslands that lies at high altitudes, river valleys and rocky gorges.
它也被稱為德拉肯斯堡公園，位於誇祖魯-納塔爾，是一個由玄武巖、砂巖、高海拔草原、河谷和巖石峽谷組成的奇觀之地。
South Africa also has a rich and varied mammal life with more than 200 species, including the big five. There are more than 800 species of birds and many species of reptiles, including more than 100 varieties of snakes and an extraordinarily diverse population of insects.
南非也有豐富多樣的哺乳動物生活，有200多種物種，其中包括五大哺乳動物。有800多種鳥類和許多爬行動物，包括100多種蛇和非常多樣的昆蟲。
It has more than a dozen national parks, the largest of which is Kruger National Park in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces. Kruger National Park is noted for its populations of rhinoceroses, elephants, and buffalo.
它擁有十幾個國家公園，其中最大的是林波波和姆普馬蘭加省的克魯格國家公園。克魯格國家公園以犀牛、大象和水牛的數量而聞名。
Other notable national parks include:
Mountain Zebra National Park in Eastern Cape province.
Addo Elephant National Park is also in Eastern Cape province.
Bontebok National Park in Western Cape, this one contains the endangered bontebok (a type of antelope).
Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park in Kwa Zulu-Natal, which was inscribed as a World Heritage site in 1999.
Great Limpopo Trans Frontier Park, which links Kruger National Park with Mozambique’s Limpopo National Park and Zimbabwe’s Gonarezhou National Park.
其他著名的國家公園包括：
東開普省的山斑馬國家公園。
阿多大象國家公園也在東開普省。
博特博克國家公園位於西開普，這一個包含瀕臨滅絕的博特博克（一種羚羊）。
大聖露西亞溼地公園，1999年被列為世界遺產。
大林波波跨界公園，這連接克魯格國家公園與莫三比克的林波波國家公園和辛巴威的Gonarezhou國家公園。
Table Mountains 桌山
Some of the other tourist attractions in South Africa include:
Table Mountain
Diamond mine
Mapungubwe settlement area, the ruins of an important kingdom of the Iron Age.
Vineyards
南非的其他一些旅遊景點包括：
桌山
鑽石礦
馬本古布定居區，是鐵器時代重要王國的遺址。
葡萄園
The Springboks
Sports and recreation
South Africa’s rugby team, the Springboks, won the Rugby World Cup in 1995 and 2007. Its national football team, nicknamed 「Bafana Bafana」 which means 「The boys」 in the Zulu language, won the 1996 African Cup of Nations, and South Africa hosted the 2010 World Cup, the first time that an African country has been selected to do so.
Bafana bafana 南非國家足球隊
體育和娛樂
南非橄欖球隊Springboks在1995年和2007年贏得了橄欖球世界盃。它的國家足球隊，綽號「Bafana Bafana」，用祖魯語的意思是「男孩」，贏得了1996年的非洲國家杯，南非主辦了2010年世界盃，這是非洲國家第一次主辦世界盃。
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