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Country Facts: South Africa Kenya | South Africa | Ghana Population: 45.3 million (UN, 2005) Capital: Pretoria Area: 1.22 million sq km (470,693 sq miles) Major languages: 11 official languages including English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, Setswana, Xhosa and Zulu Major religion: Christianity, Islam, indigenous beliefs Life expectancy: 45 years (men), 51 years (women) Monetary unit: 1 Rand = 100 cents Main exports: Gold, diamonds, metals and minerals, cars, machinery GNI per capita: US $2,780 (World Bank, 2003) Internet domain: .za International dialling code: +27 ::Home ::Listen back ::In pictures ::DJ diaries ::Edu's top 10 artists ::A-Z of African music ::African hip hop Listen 100% Homegrown live Live from Club K2, Kenya Jenna G in S Africa, Iyare in Ghana & Jason in the UK Original African Fever Edu live from Kenya Watch DJ Edu's video diary Documentaries From soldier to rap star Afro hip hop doc Africa's first sailing team More Country facts Chat about your Africa Did you know? Rodney P in Sierra Leone Ras Kwame in Ghana African Connection contest Football in Africa Echoes of Africa bbc.co.uk links Africa on Your Street Africa Lives on the BBC Africa 05 Other weblinks ghana.co.uk knowingafrica.com africanhiphop.com ghanamusic.com hiphopworldmagazine.com The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites

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