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South Africa is located on the southern-most tip of the African continent, bordering Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique on the north, the Indian Ocean on the southeast coast, and the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast.
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population: 43.8 million, shrinking by .5% a year due to the AIDS/HIV epidemic.
size: 470,693 square miles. South Africa completely surrounds the country of Lesotho and almost surrounds Swaziland.
health: 3rd highest death rate in the world, mainly because 21.5% of the adult population is infected with AIDS/HIV. South Africa has more people with AIDS/HIV than any country in the world—5.3 million. It is tied with Nigeria for having the highest number of children living with HIV: 240,000. 1.2 million children have been orphaned by AIDS in South Africa. The average South African will live 42.37 years, the 9th lowest life expectancy rate in the world. 35% of South Africans do not have access to sanitation. South Africa has the third highest per capita Tuberculosis infection rate in the world.
economy: Despite abundant natural resources, 24.2% of South Africans are unemployed and 50% live in poverty.
last updated 6/5/08 sources |
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South Africa—Issue 27
Demitri Nikiforos opened his Bible to teach at the homeless shelter on the poor side of Cape Town, South Africa. After graduating from Calvary Chapel Bible College in Murrieta ...
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Harvest of Hope—Issue 26
Spreading like a deathly shadow through South Africa, HIV/AIDS has left thousands of children orphaned or victimized in horrific ways. The Lord Jesus Christ is using His church to rescue ...
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CC Kommetjie—Issue 26
Julian Duguid and his wife, Monica, surveyed the popular surfing spot in South Africa where Pastor Kirk Cottrell died nearly four years ago. Ostriches and baboons moved lazily along the wide expanse ...
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