South Africa| Local Name: | ZUiNingizimu Afrika XHuMzantsi Afrika AFSuid-Afrika ENSouth Africa VEAfurika Tshipembe NSOAfrika Borwa SSiNingizimu Afrika TNAforika Borwa TSAfrika-Dzonga STAfrika Borwa NRiSewula Afrika |
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| Capital: | Pretoria |
| ISO2: | ZA |
| ISO3: | ZAF |
| Emoji: | 🇿🇦 |
| Population: | 64,551,281 |
| Languages: | ZU Zulu with another 10 languages |
Location
South Africa is a country located in Southern Africa.
| Continent: | Africa |
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| Region: | Africa |
| Sub Region: | Southern Africa › Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Area: | 1,221,037.00 Square Kilometers 758,879.43 Square Miles |
| Share of world land: | 0.823212% |
| Share of Africa land: | 4.020537% |
| Geographic Coordinates: | 29°0'S, 24°0'N |
| Latitude: | -29.0 |
| Longitude: | 24.0 |
Share of world land
Share of Africa land
The countries border South Africa
South Africa shares its borders with 6 neighbouring countries.Those countries are listed in the table below with their direction from the center of South Africa.
| Border Country | Degree | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 98.438891763423° | East |
| Mozambique | 45.089140668727° | Northeast |
| Namibia | 313.66050014643° | Northwest |
| Eswatini | 69.0639857316° | East Northeast |
| Zimbabwe | 28.685469159724° | North Northeast |
| Botswana | 357.72354043718° | North |