Trivia in South Africa

Learn fascinating facts and trivia about this country

Africa / Southern Africa

National symbols

Flag: A horizontal Y-shaped national flag composed of six colors (yellow-green-black-white-red-blue), established in 1994

South Africa Flag

Emblem: A multilingual coat of arms featuring a shield, spears, books, two Kanna-knuk birds, and a sun embraced by an eagle

South Africa Emblem

Trivia & facts

  • South Africa is the world's only nation with a "three-capital" system.
  • One of the world's top macadamia nut exporters.
  • "Miss Ples," one of the world's oldest human fossils, was discovered here.
  • One of the host nations for the SKA (Square Kilometre Array) telescope project.
  • Kruger National Park has roughly the same area as Belgium.
  • The Vredefort Dome, a Jurassic meteor impact site, is 300km in diameter.
  • The "vuvuzela," a horn modeled after cow horns, became famous during the 2010 World Cup.
  • The Wildflower Route showcases over 3,500 species of flowers in spring.
  • African penguins are Africa's only endemic penguin species.
  • Pretoria is known by the nickname "Jacaranda City."

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