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The size of Africa compared to other continents. Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface area. [7]
The union membership rate in South Africa is one of the highest in the world. [3] Furthermore, the risk of union conflict is a deterrent for foreign companies. [3] South Africa is receptive to foreign companies because they create jobs. [3] The unemployment rate in South Africa is approximately 30%. [3]
The energy crisis has significantly limited economic growth in South Africa thereby preventing the country from resolving high rates of unemployment. [ 27 ] [ 124 ] The power shortage is estimated to have reduced economic growth in 2021 by 3% thereby costing the country an estimated 350,000 potential new jobs for that year alone. [ 27 ]
On 17 February 2021, South Africa started its national vaccination program against COVID-19. The program will go through in phases, prioritizing healthcare and frontline workers and then those over the age of 60. According to health officials, South Africa has administered 38,717,957 vaccine doses across the country as of 27 March 2023.
Christianity is the dominant religion in South Africa, with almost 80% of the population in 2001 professing to be Christian.No single denomination predominates, with mainstream Protestant churches, Pentecostal churches, African initiated churches, and the Catholic Church all having significant numbers of adherents.
From 1910 until South Africa declared itself a republic on 31 May 1961, South Africa fought in support and as a part of the British Empire in both World War I and II. When South Africa was pulled out of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1961, the United Kingdom opposed monetary and economic sanctions .
1 ⁄ 2 c, 1 c and 5 c coins issued between 1961 and 1964 1 R and 2 R coin issued from 1961 to 1983. The rand was introduced in the then Union of South Africa on 14 February 1961, shortly before the establishment of the Republic on 31 May 1961.
American slaves in 1809 were sold for around the equivalent of US$40,000 in today's money. [17] Today, a slave can be bought for $90–$100. [18] Bales explains, "This is an economic crime ... People do not enslave people to be mean to them; they do it to make a profit." [19]