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  1. Republic of; self-governing black `homeland'
  2. within South Africa area 40,330 sq km/15,571
  3. sq #
  4. *mi capital Mmbatho or Sun City, a casino
  5. resort frequented by many white South
  6. Africans features divided into six `blocks'
  7. exports platinum, chrome, vanadium, asbestos,
  8. manganese currency South African rand
  9. population (1985) 1,627,000 language
  10. Setswana, English religion Christian
  11. government executive president elected by the
  12. Assembly: Chief Lucas Mangope recent history
  13. first `independent' Black National State from
  14. 1977, but not recognized by any country other
  15. than South Africa.
  16.