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  2. Coins of the South African rand - Wikipedia

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    The rand was introduced in the then Union of South Africa on 14 February 1961, shortly before the establishment of the Republic on 31 May 1961. The rand replaced the pound with a decimal currency: 100 cents (100c) = 1 rand (R1), 1 rand being valued at 10 shillings and 1 cent at 1.2 pence. The coins bore the forward-facing portrait of Jan van ...

  3. United States Central Command - Wikipedia

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    The United States Central Command ( USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the previous responsibilities of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF). Its Area of Responsibility (AOR) includes the Middle East (including Egypt in Africa ...

  4. Decimal separator - Wikipedia

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    Three ways to group the number ten thousand with digit group separators. 1) Space, the internationally recommended thousands separator. 2) Period (or full stop), the thousands separator used in many non-English speaking countries. 3) Comma, the thousands separator used in most English-speaking countries. A decimal separator is a symbol that ...

  5. United States Africa Command - Wikipedia

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    It is responsible for U.S. military operations, including fighting regional conflicts [ 5] and maintaining military relations with 53 African nations. Its area of responsibility covers all of Africa except Egypt, which is within the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command. U.S. AFRICOM headquarters operating budget was $276 ...

  6. Cantonment - Wikipedia

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    A cantonment (/ k æ n ˈ t ɒ n m ən t /, / k æ n ˈ t oʊ n m ən t /, or UK: / k æ n ˈ t uː n m ən t /) is a military quarters. [1] In Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and other parts of South Asia, a cantonment refers to a permanent military station (a term from the colonial era). [1]

  7. Commando System (South Africa) - Wikipedia

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    Mission. South Africa's Commando System was responsible for the safeguarding and protection of specific communities (usually rural, but sometimes urban). Commando units were usually referred to as area protection, a civil defence system which involved the whole community. The participants in the Commando System did not have military commitments ...

  8. 9 - Wikipedia

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    The difference between a base-10 positive integer and the sum of its digits is a whole multiple of nine. Examples: The sum of the digits of 41 is 5, and 41 − 5 = 36. The digital root of 36 is 3 + 6 = 9. The sum of the digits of 35967930 is 3 + 5 + 9 + 6 + 7 + 9 + 3 + 0 = 42, and 35967930 − 42 = 35967888.

  9. Distribution of white South Africans - Wikipedia

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    1000–3000 /km². >3000 /km². The distribution of white South Africans is fairly evenly spread. According to the 2022 South African census, they comprise 7.7% of the total population and number 4,639,268. They are found in large numbers in practically every province in South Africa but always as a minority.