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1 day ago · Republic of Namibia (official, English), German South-West Africa (former, English), Deutsch-Südwestafrika (former, German) NRU Nauru a: Republic of Nauru (official, English), Repubrikin Naoero (official, Nauruan), Pleasant Island a: NPL Nepal a
1 day ago · Germany. One of Europe ’s largest countries, Germany encompasses a wide variety of landscapes: the tall, sheer mountains of the south; the sandy, rolling plains of the north; the forested hills of the urbanized west; and the plains of the agricultural east. At the spiritual heart of the country is the magnificent east-central city of Berlin ...
May 17, 2024 · Both English and French are official languages in Cameroon, and German, the language of the original colonizers, has gradually lost its prominence. Similarly, in South Africa, while German is spoken by a small percentage of the population, English is the dominant language.
4 days ago · South Africa’s journey to its current name began on May 31, 1961, when the government declared the country a republic. Prior to this, it was known as the Union of South Africa, under British rule. The move to become a republic signaled the country’s desire for independence and marked an important milestone in its history.
- Gladys Moran
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2 days ago · Africa is the world's second largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth 's land area and 6% of its total surface area. [7] With 1.4 billion people [1] [2] as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world's human population.
3 days ago · black 75.2%, white 13.6%, Colored 8.6%, Indian 2.6%. Languages. The languages spoken in South Africa are as diverse as its ethnic groups. Africans is the native tongue of about two-thirds of all whites and most of coloreds (8.6%), and English is the original language of most the whites (13.6%) and the Indians (2.6%).
2 days ago · In 2016, 57.9% were native Afrikaans speakers, 40.2% were native English speakers, and 1.9% spoke another language as their mother tongue, such as Portuguese, Greek, or German. White South Africans are by far the largest population of White Africans. White was a legally defined racial classification during apartheid.
