South Africa is estimated to have , rapes per year, Egypt ,, China , and the UK with , rapes per yearFigures expressed per million people for the same yearMurders with firearms per million Total recorded intentional homicides committed with a firearm.

One of the many taxis seen swerving around Cape Town's streets"African Time"The last, most pronounced difference is the concept of African Time.This is basically the overall theme that everyone is more laid back and relaxed in Africa when it comes to time and punctualityIt really does exist, people.

Imports from Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda to the US totalled million in , while US exports to the same countries amounted to million, according to figures from the USTRCurrently, more than , jobs in Kenya are linked to AGOA, which earned the country billion Kenyan Shillings (about million) in textiles and apparel

Economy Stats compare key data on South Africa United StatesEconomy Stats compare key data onSouth AfricaUnited StatesBudget surplus > or deficit > This entry records the difference between national government revenues and expenditures, expressed as a percent of GDPA positive ( ) number indicates that revenues exceeded

South African National Defense Force (SANDF) South African Army, South African Navy (SAN), South African Air Force (SAAF), South African Military Health ServicesUnited States Armed Forces US Army, US Navy (includes Marine Corps), US Air Force, US Coast GuardExpenditures > Percent of GDP.

The United States recently launched negotiations with Kenya for a free trade agreementThe talks are quite a turnaroundtotal US trade with Africa was worth billionDuring the same

In Africa, through, the vast majority () of the water used is used for agricultural purposesAnother of the water is used in the household, and the remaining is used in industryRight now, about of the global population is facing a shortage of water, but if the trend of high water use continues, it could get a lot worse.

Africa is bigger than China, India, the contiguous U.Sand most of Europecombined! Look at the usual flat map of the world and it appears that Greenland is nearly as big as AfricaBut its

Africa as you've never seen it before Clever comparison shows it's really as big as China, India, the United States AND most of Europe put together Graphic shows Africa is as big as nations

How large is Africa compared to the United States, or Western Europe Most inhabitants of the latter places might guess it is a little larger, but few would have any idea of the scale of the