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It factors in life expectancy, literacy and purchasing power. || . South Africa is one of the slightly more developed countries in Africa, although it only has a moderate HDI of 0.674. the literacy rate and life expectancy are little low and the Unemployment rate is high, but the country does have many natural resources but it just isn't using them properly. South Africa is in need of social and economic assistance right now.
 * Name of country || South Africa ||
 * Population size || 48,782,758 ||
 * Per capita GDP || $10,400 ||
 * Main exports || gold, diamonds, metals and minerals, cars, machinery ||
 * Main imports || dependent on industrial imports, food ||
 * Resources || precious metals and minerals, crops ||
 * Main ethnic groups || Black African ||
 * Primary religions || Zion Christian 11.1%, other Christian 36%, none 15.1% ||
 * Unemployment rate || 21.7% ||
 * Infant mortality rate || 45.11 per 1,000 births ||
 * Life expectancy || 48.89 years ||
 * Literacy rate || 86.4% ||
 * Human Development Index (HDI) || 0.674, medium. HDI is the measure of economic and social well-being on a scale of 0-1.

The United Nations Development Programme
1. How long has the organization been in existence? The UNDP has been helping countries since 1965.

2. Who founded it? The UNDP was founded by the United Nations General Assembly

3. Where is it headquartered? The UNDP headquarters is in the United Nations building in New York.

4. What is its purpose? The UNDP's purpose is to provide economic and social help to countries around the world.

5. Does it provide assistance just to Africa, or is it active around the world? The UNDP helps countries on all parts of the globe.

6. Which problem(s) is it addressing in Africa? The UNDP is helping out with both minor and major problems in Africa, such as HIV/AIDS to small indisputes within countries

7. Does it provide assistance to just one or several countries in Africa? The UNDP provides help to many different Countries in Africa.

8. How does the organization raise money for its efforts? The UNDP rely on donations from the countries that make up the UN.

9. What is your organization's budget? The UNDP's budget is as follows; Programes 86.5%, Biennial support budget 9.7%, support to United Nations coordination 1.5%, UNDGO/ UNV/ UNCDF reimbursable services to UN agencies 0.9%, program support to resident coordination 0.7%, UN mandated security 0.5%, capitol asset fund 0.1%.

10. Have the reviews of your organization's efforts been favorable or critical, i.e., what kind of a "report card" has it been getting? The UNDP's reports have been very good. For example,

11. How would you rate your organization's efforts? Has it done "a good job?" The UNDP is a good aid group that was created to help others. 87% of its donations go strait to buying supplies for the countries it works in.

12. Do you think donating money to your organization is worthwhile? Donating money to the UNDP would be a great thing to do. The UNDP makes sure that most of its donations go into helping others and expanding the program.