::facts about durban and south africa::

::::::durban:::::::
-population: 3 million
-government: republic
-currency: the rand
-weather: sunshine 320 days a year
-time zone: GMT +2 (durban is 7 hours ahead of tulsa)

-ethnic groups:
black 75.2%
white 13.6%
mixed 8.6%
indian 2.6%

-religion:
christian 68% (includes most whites and mixed, about 60% of blacks and about 40% of indians)
muslim 2%
hindu 1.5% (60% of Indians)
indigenous beliefs and animist 28.5%

-location:

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::aids epidemic::
(take a look at the sweet clip we put on the side bar under "check it")
south africa has the sixth highest prevalence of HIV in the world, with 18.8% of the population estimated to be infected. The UNAIDS 2006 Global Report, estimated that 320 000 people died of aids related deaths in south africa during 2005 (that's almost 1,000 people per day). south africa is regarded as having the most severe HIV epidemic in the world.


::for more info about south africa check out the cia world fact book under "links that will make your brain bigger"::