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
Newcastle
East London
Welkom
Botshabelo
South Africa
Kimberley
Witbank
Carltonville
South Africa
Klerksdorp
Rustenburg
Potchefstroom
Nelspruit
South Africa
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
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