Fast Facts

So I thought that it might be helpful to post a few facts about South Africa, Cape Town itself, and the University of Cape Town where I'm studying (sort of, more on that later) since this is where I'll be living for the next 5 months. Enjoy!

South Africa
Population: 79.5% Black African
9.6% White
8.9% Coloured
2.5% Indian/Asian

Languages: There are 11 national languages. Zulu, Xhosa, and Afrikaans are the top three; English is 5th on the list.

AIDS prevelance is 21.5%

Capital: There are 3-- Cape Town (legislative), Pretoria (administrative), Bloemfontein (judicial)

President: Thabo Mbeki

Cape Town
Population size: 3.5 million people

Attractions: It is the only city that has an entire floral kingdom (Cape Floral Kingdom) in its borders.
Table Mountian
Cape of Good Hope
Numerous Scenic Beaches

Climate: Mediterranean

UCT: #1 University in not only South Africa, but the entire continent of Africa; ranked 200th in the world.

The world's first successful transplant was by doctors at UCT's medical facilites

Over 101 nationalities represented annually (most prominent=Zimbabwe)

Hopefully this gives a little bit better picture of where I am right now. I'm sure there will be much more information to come as the semester progresses. I hope you all are enjoying the summer weather in the States! It was about 50 degrees and raining all day today--yuck! I can hardly complain....I'M LIVING IN AFRICA!!!!! :)