Personal Finance

Chapter 11: Real Estate and Other Investments

International Finance

South Africa lies at the southern tip of the African continent. Its west coast borders the Atlantic Ocean, and its south and east coasts border the Indian Ocean. Most of South Africa consists of a large plateau that rises from the country's interior. A land of contrasts, the country has many landscapes, from snow-capped mountains to winding coastal plains. South Africa's vast lands also engulf two independent African nations—Lesotho and Swaziland. These two countries are enclaves—small countries surrounded, or nearly surrounded, by a large one. In 1991 racial segregation (apartheid) was ended in South Africa. In 1994 the first election was held in which all people could vote. The first black African president, Nelson Mandela, was elected.

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