South Africa

South Africa is a country in the South of Africa. They share land borders with Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini, and Lesotho. The entire country of Lesotho is enclaved by South Africa.

Appearance
South Africa is a country man, mostly male. Usually dressed in sportswear: a T-shirt and shorts. Sometimes depicted with a soccer ball.

Character
Normally, South Africa is cheerful and sociable. They like to play football and make use of modern technologies. They have good relations with all member states of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and KIVETS, being integral members of both organisations.

Flag
The coloured portions of South Africa's flag each represent a people group; Red represents their English speaking populace, blue represents Boers, white represents whites, black represents the blacks, yellow represents Indians, and green represents "coloured" people.

Hexadecimal/RGB Colour Codes:

Red: E1392D | 225, 57, 45 Blue: 000C8A | 0, 12, 138 White: FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 Black: 000000 | 0, 0, 0 Yellow: FFB915 | 255, 185, 21 Green: 007847 | 0, 120, 71

Apartheid
In 1948, the National Party won the elections for the Union of South Africa. They passed several laws that severely limited the rights of their black population. Their racial goal was to create "South Africa for whites". All communist parties were also banned. The world community recognized the South African regime as openly fascist and called on it to end the policy of racial discrimination.

In 1961, South Africa withdrew from the Commonwealth of Nations and proclaimed the creation of the Republic of South Africa. Despite their name change, South Africa was, at this time, far from being a indiscriminate republic.

By September 1989, foreign pressure and antiapartheid movements had been gaining traction. So, South Africa began taking steps toward eliminating its racial discrimination. In following years, South Africa began repealing its hardline segregation laws.

In 1994, the first indiscriminate, countrywide election was held in South Africa. The election was eventually won by the African National Congress, paving the way for a fully representative democratic reconstruction of the country.

In 2006, South Africa became the fifth state in the world (as well as the first and only African country) to legalize same-sex marriage.

In April 2011, South Africa was admitted to BRIC, adding another letter to what is presently the BRICS organisation.

In July 2021, a wave of riots and protests broke out in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in connection with the arrest of the former president of South Africa. Initially, the riots were peaceful protests, but they soon turned into large-scale robberies and acts of violence, leading to numerous civilian casualties. At the moment, the riots in South Africa continue.

Friends

 * Brazil
 * India
 * Colombia
 * Indonesia
 * Vietnam
 * Egypt
 * Turkey

Neutral

 * China
 * Russia