8. South Africa
On the 8th place on our list of cosmopolitan most culturally and ethnically diverse countries in the world in 2017 is South Africa. Black Africans are the largest group with 79%, then Whites 9.6%, colored 8.9% and finally Indian/Asian with 2.5%. South Africans have become increasingly urbanized and westernized, so their tradition is gradually losing its importance. Number of languages they speak is 42.