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Ciskei

 

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Flag

Map

Numbers and Facts

History

Origin of the Country's Name



Flag

Flagge Fahne flag National flag Ciskei Bantustan Homeland
1973–1994,
National flag,
Source, by: Corel Draw 4, World Statesmen



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Map


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(Source: Library of Congress)

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Numbers and Facts

Area: 3.475 square miles

Inhabitants: 677.920 (1981), mostly Xshosa

Density of Population: 195 inh./sq.mi.

Capital: Bisho, 11.192 inh. (2011)

Languages: Xshosa languages, English, Afrikaans

Currency: 1 Rand (R) = 100 Cents

Time Zone: GMT + 2 h

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History

1961 · establishment of the homeland Ciskei (for Xshosa)

1972 · South Africa grants autonomy

1980 · South Africa grants independence (de facto), internationally not recognized

27th of April 1994 · new constitution for South Africa, official abolition of the racial segregation, dissolution of the homelands

Source: Wikipedia (D), World Statesmen

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Origin of the Country's Name

The name "Ciskei" means "country on this side of Kei River".

Source: Handbuch der geographischen Namen

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