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The People of South Africa

Remember Chris Barnard? He performed the first human heart transplant in the world. Charlize Theron? She has won Golden Globes and Oscars. Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, Alan Paton, Miriam Makeba (just to name a few)? South African citizens are an amazingly talented bunch. There is no shortage of heroes, talented artists, and world leaders in South Africa. On our intellectual cruise, we want to give you the chance to hear their stories of achievement. We are honored to have many of these special South African's with us on ship and they will be holding special round tables in a series. This is a chance to learn about South African culture and art from the people that know it best. Discussion will also be focused on some current issues that South Africa faces. To aid in your discussions the following statistics came from the Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook online.



Statistics of South Africa //note:// estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) || //15-64 years:// 65.5% (male 16,057,340/female 15,889,750) //65 years and over:// 5.3% (male 1,050,287/female 1,518,044) (2008 est.) || //male:// 23.8 years //female:// 24.6 years (2008 est.) || //note:// there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2008 est.) || //under 15 years:// 1 male(s)/female //15-64 years:// 1.01 male(s)/female //65 years and over:// 0.69 male(s)/female //total population:// 0.99 male(s)/female (2008 est.) || //male:// 49.47 deaths/1,000 live births //female:// 40.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) || //male:// 49.63 years //female:// 48.15 years (2008 est.) || //food or waterborne diseases:// bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever //vectorborne disease:// Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever and malaria //water contact disease:// schistosomiasis (2008) || //adjective:// South African || //total population:// 86.4% //male:// 87% //female:// 85.7% (2003 est.) || //male:// 13 years //female:// 13 years (2004) ||
 * Population: || 48,782,756
 * Population: || 48,782,756
 * Age structure: || //0-14 years:// 29.2% (male 7,147,151/female 7,120,183)
 * Median age: || //total:// 24.2 years
 * Population growth rate: || 0.828% (2008 est.) ||
 * Birth rate: || 20.23 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) ||
 * Death rate: || 16.94 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) ||
 * Net migration rate: || 4.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population
 * Sex ratio: || //at birth:// 1.02 male(s)/female
 * Infant mortality rate: || //total:// 45.11 deaths/1,000 live births
 * Life expectancy at birth: || //total population:// 48.89 years
 * Total fertility rate: || 2.43 children born/woman (2008 est.) ||
 * HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: || 21.5% (2003 est.) ||
 * HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: || 5.3 million (2003 est.) ||
 * HIV/AIDS - deaths: || 370,000 (2003 est.) ||
 * Major infectious diseases: || //degree of risk:// intermediate
 * Nationality: || //noun:// South African(s)
 * Ethnic groups: || black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5% (2001 census) ||
 * Religions: || Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census) ||
 * Languages: || IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% (2001 census) ||
 * Literacy: || //definition:// age 15 and over can read and write
 * School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): || //total:// 13 years
 * Education expenditures: || 5.4% of GDP (2006) ||

Works Cited (for this page)

"Famous South Africans." 8 Dec. 2008 .

"South Africa." __The World Factbook__. 4 Dec. 2008. The Central Intelligence Agency. 10 Dec. 2008 .