SOUTH AFRICA

The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the African continent. It borders the countries of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Swaziland. Lesotho is an enclave entirely surrounded by South African territory.

Location

Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa .

Geography

South Africa completely surrounds Lesotho and almost completely surrounds Swaziland.

Capital

Pretoria

Climate

Mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights.

Language

IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%,Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2%

Monetary Unit

Rand (ZAR)

Largest Cities

Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, Benoni, Vereeniging, Bloemfontein, New castle, East London, Welkom, Botshabelo, South Africa, Kimberley, Witbank, Carltonville, Klerksdorp, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, Nelspruit, George, King Williams Town, Nigel, Pietersburg

Principal rivers

Orange, Limpopo

Places to Visit

Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Kruger National Park, Cape TownCape Peninsula

Airports

Aggeneys, Alexander Bay Kortdoorn, Alldays, Bisho, Bloemfontein, Butterworth, Cape Town Int, Cradock, Dukuduk, Durban Int, Durban Virginia, East London, Ellisras, Empangeni, Ficksburg Sentra Oes, George, Giyani, Harrismith, Hluhluwe, Hoedspruit, Inyati, Johannesburg - Lanseria Int'l Airport, Johannesburg Grand Central, Johannesburg Int, Johannesburg Randburg Heliport, Johannesburg Randgermiston, Khoka Moya, Kimberley, Kleinzee, Klerksdorp, Koingnaas, Komatipoort, Kuruman, Ladysmith, Lime Acres, Londolozi, Louis Trichardt, Lusikisiki, Mala Mala, Malelane, Margate, Messina, Mkambati, Mkuze, Mmabatho Intl, Nelspruit, Newcastle, Oudtshoorn, Phalaborwa Hlndrick, Phinda Zulu Inyal, Pietermaritzburg, Pietersburg, Pilanesberg/Sun City, Plettenberg, Port Alfred, Port Elizabeth, Port Saint Johns, Pretoria Central Hpr, Pretoria Iscor Heliport, Pretoria Wonderboom, Prieska, Queenstown, Reivilo, Richards Bay, Robertson, Sabi Sabi, Saldanha Bay Langebaan, Secunda, Sishen, Skukuza, Springbok, Tanda Tula, Thaba Nchu, Thohoyandou, Tshipise, Tzaneen, Ulundi, Ulusaba, Umtata Matamzima, Upington Municipal, Vredendal, Vryburg, Vryheid, Walvis Bay, Welkom