Culture Main article: Culture of South Africa. South African flag flying from Cape Town.

University of Pretoria In South Africa we find a unique culture but there is a diversity of cultures that have enriched the music, art and cuisine. The country's racial variety is wide. In the early twentieth century 60% of the population were black, 30% white and the rest mostly mestizo, Asian. The predominant religion is Christianity: 55% of the population Protestant, 9% Catholic. The remaining inhabitants are Hindu, Muslim or other faiths. But because of apartheid there has been an uneven cultural development among different racial and ethnic groups historically separated. Among the population of European origin, English culture has lately emerged as dominant after the end of apartheid and international isolation. The old distinction between the Afrikaners, more nationalistic and religious whites, more liberal and cosmopolitan, is blurring among younger generations and urban areas. However in rural Afrikaners are still reluctant to abandon traditional culture, isolated for centuries of evolution in Europe. The urban black culture is multiethnic and has a growing influence in both home and abroad, for example among African Americans. Note that in urban areas is beginning to emerge interracial culture. In rural areas with mostly black usually occurs a reaffirmation of the traditions of each ethnic group, in which customs such as polygamy and dowry are common. As for other notable ethnic groups, the group of mestizos who has exhibited greater reassurance. This mixed race group constituted 9% of the population of South Africa. People in this group are referred to the term "colored" (in English, colored), unlike AngloSaxon countries like the U.S. or Britain, where the term "colored" has fallen into disuse. South Africa has won two of the four African Nobel literature laureates Nadine Gordimer and J. M. Coetzee. [Edit] Languages Main article: Languages of South Africa.

South africa recognizes eleven languages as official languages, although the two main ones are from Europe: the English used as a communication vehicle between all South Africans and the Dutch-derived Afrikaans is used by the Boers and by the colored. The other official languages are Ndebele, Sesotho (Southern Sotho), Northern Sotho, Tswana (these three languages shoto group), Swazi, Tsonga, sell, Xhosa and Zulu.

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religion The main religion among both blacks and whites is Christianity, mostly renovated. But also practice traditional African religions, Islam, Mormonism, and Hinduism, also remains a Jewish community (2% of whites) It is the country with the largest number of people infected with AIDS, which together with a low birth rate by African standards (2.16 children per woman), has made its population has decreased during 2003, according to the CIA World Factbook
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The Blue Mosque in Mazar-e Sharif. Main article: Culture of Afghanistan. Afghanistan has a complex history that is reflected in its current civilizations, languages and monuments. The Afghans are proud of their country, their lineage and sovereignty. Have historically been a "clan war" that has kept complaints at various times, war being one of the main occupations since time immemorial. This condition has made it difficult for invaders to conquer the region. [edit] Religion Also, the culture of Afghanistan has been greatly influenced by Islam, but also to a lesser extent by Buddhism and Zoroastrianism. The country has been a crossroads throughout history for India, Iran and Central Asia, which has impacted on their civilization. Most Afghans (about 99 percent) are Muslims, of whom 80% are Sunni and only 19% are Shiites. There is a small minority of Sikhs in the nation. An important figure of Muslim life in Afghanistan is the mullah (religious leader or instructor). Any man who can recite the Koran (the sacred scripture of Mohammedanism) of memory, can be a mul.25