Your South Africa adventure
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South Africa for Kids
Flag, capital, facts & a fun geography game.
- Capital city
- Pretoria
- Language
- Zulu
- Famous landmark
- Table Mountain
- Currency
- Rand R
- National animal
- Springbok 🦌
- Famous food
- Bobotie 🍲
⭐ South Africa has lions, elephants, and big safaris!
- South Africa has 11 official languages.
- The 'Big Five' animals live here.
About South Africa
South Africa is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Pretoria, and most people speak Zulu. One of the most famous landmarks here is the Table Mountain.
South Africa has lions, elephants, and big safaris! South Africa has 11 official languages.
Want to know more? Try the South Africa quiz, learn how to say hello in Zulu (“Sawubona”), or spin the 3D globe to find South Africa on the map.
Discover more about South Africa
Animals
See all animals →African Elephant
An elephant can smell water from up to 20 km away.
Cheetah
The fastest land animal — 0 to 100 km/h in 3 seconds.
African Lion
A lion's roar can be heard from 8 km away.
Hippopotamus
Despite their size, hippos can outrun humans on land.
Giraffe
A giraffe's tongue is dark blue and 50 cm long — perfect for grabbing thorny leaves.
Meerkat
One meerkat always stands guard on look-out for eagles overhead.
Ostrich
The largest bird in the world — it can't fly but can run 70 km/h.
Nile Crocodile
Crocodiles have been around for over 200 million years — they saw the dinosaurs.
African Elephant
The largest land animal on Earth. Only animal that can't jump.
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