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==South America Map == * **Capital** **:**Pretoria,Cape Town and Blomfontein * ** Population : ** 47,208,000 (2004) * ** Official language: ** Afrikaans,English,Zulu,Xhosa and 7other African languages * ** Largest city: ** Johannesburg(2 million __ ** *Size **__ :1,221,037sq km * ** Climate ** :Generally, a mild,sunny climate,with little rain = The continent of South America encompasses total area of 6,882,000 sq mi. South America shares its borders with the Atlantic Ocean on the eastern side, the Pacific Ocean on the western side and the Caribbean Sea on the northern side. The Isthmus of Panama joins the two continents of South America and North America. The __[|Map of South America] __ clearly defines the geographical and political contours of the different countries within the continent. The South America map further points to the heterogeneous topography, climatic variations and natural vegetation of the huge continent. The economy of South America mostly depends on fishing, agriculture, mining and lumbering. =

=South America  = Is the fourth largest continent of the world. There are 12 countries in South America. Some of the top countries in South America are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela. In this section of the site, a directory of all the top cities of South America is given. Some of the top cities of South America are Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Sao Paolo,and Bogotá. ** HISTORY ** People fromother parts of Africa arrived in South Africa about 2000 years ago.Dutch people arrived in 1652 and they imported slaves from Asia to work on their farms. Later,other white people came from France ,Germany and Britain.The white people fought the African people and each other ,and the region became part of the British Empire.In 1931,South Africa became an independent coutry under white control. ** A crime against humanity ** In 1948 the South Africa government introduced apartheid (`apartheid`is Dutch for `separateness`)They separated the population into four races: 1Whites-18%of the population) 2Blacks-70% 3Asian-3% 4Coloured-9% Blacks,the largest group ,had no power at all and they were not allowed to move freely.The races were completely separated in schools,transport,public places,hospitals………..etc ** The road to freedom ** Many black people opposed apartheid and thousands of people were killed in protest.In 1964,the government arrested one of the main black leaders ,Nelson Mandela.Many countries criticized South Africa and they boycotted all trading,cultural and sporting contact with the country. After years and years of pressure ,the government finally agreed to end apartheid and talk with black leaders.In 1990,Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years in prison.Four years later ,in 1994 ,South Africa held its first election in which everybody could vote .Mandela `s party ,the African National Congress(ANC),won and he became the first black president of South Africa ** South Africa today ** The system of apartheid has ended but many problems remain.Most of the black population is still very low level of education .There have also been a lot of problems between different tribes.But ,after yers of suffering the crime of apartheid ,South Africa now has a future tribes.But ,after yers of suffering the crime of apartheid ,South Africa now has a future