The only country in the world that has three official capitals and 11 recognized languages

Africa is one of the largest continents on our planet, and within it there are more than 50 countries, in which various languages ​​are spoken. But of all these territories, there is one, which has three capitals and up to 11 languages ​​are spoken officially. It is specifically about South Africa. Known as the Rainbow Nation, this region of Africa has 3 capitals: Pretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa, Cape Town is the legislative capital and Bloemfontein is the judicial capital.

Additionally, within it there are 8 main cities: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein and Kimberley. South Africa is characterized by having 11 official languages: Zul, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Pedi, English, Tswana, Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda y Ndebele. All of these languages ​​are African, but English is also spoken there because it was a colony of the United Kingdom centuries ago.

Because it was a British colony since the 18th century, South Africa is a very multicultural nation, where 78% of its population is black, 10% are white, another 9% are mixed race and 3% are Asian. and Indians.

South Africa

Apart from having three capitals and more than 10 official languages, this African country is the sixth most populated on the entire continent with a population of 60,995,472 people, behind other countries such as Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, the Congo and Tanzania. Among its other characteristics, it has a moderate climate with temperatures that are neither too cold nor too hot.

Due to this, it is one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world. It can be visited during any month of the year and always offers very good options and alternatives to enjoy a great trip.

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Tarun Kumar

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