Facts about Greater Johannesburg
* Provincial capital of Gauteng, SA’s wealthiest province
- Capital of South African mining and commerce
* Over 200 square miles
- O.R. Tambo International Airport – largest and busiest airport in Africa
* Nicknamed “eGoli” or “City of Gold” due to origins as a mining town in
late 19th century
- Built on history of “apartheid” – racial divide
* Over ten million trees – biggest man-made forest in the world
- Average high temperature 22, average low temperature 10
* Known for superb shopping facilities from upscale Sandton Shopping Centre,
Rosebank Flea Market to Oriental Plaza
- 20% Johannesburg residents live in abject poverty
* 30% unemployment
- 72% of pop'n earning less than US$2,500/year
* Football and cricket are popular sports
- 530 days and 12 hours 42 minutes and 45 seconds(at time of writing) until
2010 FIFA World Cup (soccer) in South Africa
* Elections in April/May 2009 – hope for improved lives of disenfranchised
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