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Where can you find ostnch

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Ostriches have been farmed for 150 years in the Karoo region of South Africa. Native to Africa, ostrich are bred for their skins, feathers, and meat, which is high in protein and Iow in fat.

FAST FACTS

Southern Africa

Population: 121 million

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Highest mountain:

Mount Ntlenyana (Lesotho) 11,424 ft (3,482 m)

Deserts: Namib Desert; Kalahari Desert

Longest river: Zambezi 2,200 miles (3,540 km)

Most populated city:

Johannesburg (South Africa) 3.3 million

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Tell me morę: countries of Southern Africa

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Botswana: Almost 17 percent of the country is a protected wildlife area

South Africa: Has huge minerał resources such as diamonds, gold, and coal

Malawi: A densely populated country that is only 93 miles (150 km) wide at its widest part

Southern Africa is madę up of nine countries. Much of the landscape is dry grassland (savanna).

Zambia: Contains the largest copper reserves in the world

Namibia: The last African colony to win independence, in 1990

Mozambique: Has

suffered years of civil war, floods, and drought

Zimbabwe: One of

the world’s poorest countries with high unemployment

Swaziland: A tiny kingdom that sits on a series of plateaus

Lesotho: A smali mountainous country, surrounded by South Africa

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policeman asks you to stop at the next

“robot,” don’t go looking for a remote-controlled humanoid. He simply wants you to puli up at the next set of traffic lights.

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