To the west the land descends through a foothill zone of rolling hills to a lowland belt along the border where two-thirds of the population live. Three large rivers, the Orange, the Caledon and the Tugela, rise in the mountains. Gained independence from the UK in 1966. The remainder belong to other denominations. There is a limited internal telephone network.
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