South+Africa+by+Patrick

Have You Ever Had Jerky Made Out Of Ostrich?
===Mielie pap and meat are two staple foods is South Africa. Pap is a traditional porridge made of mielie-meal (ground-up corn, or another grain). Mielie-meal is not expensive so pap is a popular food for the less wealthy. Pap can be served hot with vegetables or cooled than fried. Meat is also an important staple food in South Africa. Most of the recipes I found included meat. A popular and traditional meat dish is bobotie, a spiced and minced meat baked with an egg topping (often served with yellow rice). There is also a popular jerky type of meat called biltong. Many different types of meat can be used to make it, ranging from game meat to ostrich. Even though South Africa is home to many different foods, South Africans depend on mielie pap and meat the most. ===

Here are some links to traditional South African recipes.
[|South African Crayfish Soup] [|Traditoinal South African Recipes]





Fun Facts

= = -South Africa has the oldest meteor scar in the world. It's two billion years old!!!! -Nelson Mandela was thrown in jail for his belifes before becoming the president of South Africa. -South Africa is the only country in the world that is named for its geographical location. -The South African grasslands have more than 30 species per square kilometer!! -Can mountains be folded? Yes. Some mountains in South Africa have actually been folded. -Kimberley, a city in South Africa, is home to the biggest man-made hole in the world. -South Africa has the only street in the world that has two Nobel Peace Prize winners living on it.

Interesting Facts

//-lowest point:// Atlantic Ocean 0 m //-highest point:// Njesuthi 3,408 m -Natural Hazards-prolonged droughts. -South Africa completly surrounds Losotho and nearly completly surrounds Swaziland. -Land resources- gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, and natural gas. 

Government

South Africa is a constitutional democracy. That means it is a system of government in which the structures, powers, and limits of the government are in a constitution. The voting age in South Africa is 18 but some teenagers in the country want it lowered. There are three branches of the government: the legislative branch (like congress except they have a parliament), the judicial branch (like the supreme court), and the executive branch (like the president and his cabinet). The citizens elect a president for a five year term. The president appoints his cabinet. All in all, South Africa's government is just like ours in the U.S.

Links

Here are some links to additional information about South Africa. [|Extra Information on South Africa] [|CIA World Factbook-South Africa]