The capital of Africa - myth or reality?

2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06

Not every boy from the distant USSR managed to realize his dream of hunting wild animals or climbing a tall palm tree after reading Mine Reed. Today, as adults, they can do it in a much more civilized way in jeeps on safari or in modern buses when traveling around South Africa.

The second largest continent, home to 933,000,000 people, the poorest part of the world with 54 independent states, the owner of the world's second largest lake, river and the largest desert is Africa. Its geographical location is also interesting, it is located almost symmetrically to the equator. Africa is a continent of great contrasts, in some countries minerals and resources are abundant and some are barren. It produces 50% of the world's diamonds.

So how do you determine where the capital of Africa is? Undoubtedly, this part of the world has many states, each of which has its own capital. But no matter how absurd this statement may be, there is such a thing as "the capital of Africa." This is the city of Addis Ababa, which is rightly called that way, it has great political, diplomatic and economic importance for the continent.

It was built at the end of the nineteenth century and in the Amharic language its name means "new flower". The capital of Africa is also interesting as an object for travel. People of various religious denominations will find spiritual response here in numerous churches and mosques. The National Museum of Ethiopia is very beautiful, it houses a plaster copy of Lucy - an australopithecine, whose remains were found on the territory of this state.

The capital of Africa is the place where the representative offices of all states of the continent, the OAU (Organization of African Unity) and the UN Economic Commission are located. The open-air bazaar, the largest in East Africa, will impress with its color and size.

South Africa is the most economically developed country on the continent. Almost all other African countries and their capitals are at a very low level of economic and political development. However, the diverse landscapes, wildlife, culture and traditions have made it one of the most desirable tourist destinations in the world. South Africa has the status of a federal republic and is the main trading partner of Germany, the US, Japan and the UK.

The main capital of South Africa is Pretoria, in this city is the government of South Africa. This is a modern metropolis with skyscrapers and parks, which is the cultural and industrial center of South Africa. The population of Pretoria is 65% African, the rest are the descendants of the Dutch colonists, their communication takes place in 11 official languages. Beyond Pretoria, in South Africathere are still two capitals - legislative - Cape Town, and judicial - Bloemfontein. These are also large metropolitan areas with skyscrapers and boutiques, with an abundance of exotic flowering plants. A little away, you can enjoy the gorgeous views of untouched nature.

Every traveler who comes to this continent will be able to find his Africa here.