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Flag of the Free State Province
Flag of the Free State province

The Free State is a province in South Africa. It used to be called the Orange Free State before 1995. Its main city, and also the place where South Africa's main court is, is Bloemfontein. The borders of the Free State province were set in 1994. This happened when special areas called "Bantustans" were joined back into the provinces of South Africa. The Free State is special because it's the only one of the older provinces that didn't change its main borders, apart from adding those Bantustan areas.

Images for kids

  • Cornelia, suidaansig, a

    Cornelia in the Riemland area

  • De Wet Statue Bloemfontein

    Parliament Buildings in Bloemfontein with a statue of Christiaan de Wet

  • South Africa-Free State-Cattle01

    Cattle eating grass near Winburg

  • On the road in South Africa 18

    On top of Koranaberg mountain

  • Brandwag rock

    Brandwag (The Sentinel) rock formation

  • Mafahlaneng-woonbuurt, Tweeling, Vrystaat

    Mafahlaneng township at Tweeling

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Estado Libre para niños

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