1. Table Mountain in Cape Town is believed to be one of the
oldest mountains in the world. 2. The world is divided into six
floral kingdoms. All these kingdoms encompass several countries,
and in some cases, several continents. South Africa, which has a
floral kingdom wholly contained within the country, is the one
exception. The Cape Floral Kingdom has 9,600 plant species, 70%
of which are not found anywhere else in the world. 3. Table
Mountain alone has over 1,500 species of plants, more than the
entire United Kingdom. 4. South Africa is the second largest
exporter of fruit in the world. 5. South Africa has the longest
wine route in the world. 6. Kruger National Park supports the
greatest variety of wildlife species on the African continent.
7. South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique are tearing down
fences between the countries’ game parks to create a 13,500
square mile game park, which will become the largest
conservation area in the world. It will be bigger than
Switzerland, Belgium or Taiwan. 8. South Af