'The Land of Gold' South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is located at the southernmost tip of the African continent, and the Cape of Good Hope route at the southwestern tip has always been one of the busiest sea lanes in the world. The country covers an area of u200bu200babout 1.22 million square kilometers and has a total population of 46.9 million. It is mainly composed of the four major races of blacks, whites, colored people and Asians. u0026n The Republic of South Africa is located at the southernmost tip of the African continent, and the Cape of Good Hope route at the southwestern tip has always been one of the busiest sea lanes in the world. The country covers an area of u200bu200babout 1.22 million square kilometers and has a total population of 46.9 million. It is mainly composed of the four major races of blacks, whites, colored people and Asians. South Africa is the only country in the world with three capitals: Pretoria, the administrative capital, Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital. South Africa is rich in mineral resources and is one of the five largest mineral-producing countries in the world. South Africa is the world's largest gold producer and exporter. Gold exports account for one-third of all foreign exports, so it is also known as the 'Golden Country'. The reserves of gold, platinum group metals, manganese, vanadium, chromium, titanium and aluminosilicate all rank first in the world, vermiculite and zirconium rank second in the world, fluorspar and phosphate rank third in the world, antimony, Uranium ranks fourth in the world, and coal, diamonds, and lead rank fifth in the world. Prev: The fineness of gold Next: The main demand and use of gold