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3 days ago · South Africa. South Africa is bordered by Namibia to the northwest, by Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north, and by Mozambique and Swaziland to the northeast and east. Lesotho, an independent country, is an enclave in the eastern part of the republic, entirely surrounded by South African territory.
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2 days ago · Learn about the region of Southern Africa, its countries, physical features, climates, vegetation, wildlife, and languages. Explore maps, videos, and articles on Britannica.
2 days ago · Where is located South Africa on the World Map. South Africa is located at the southernmost point of the African continent, bordered by both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, and shares land borders with Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Eswatini. South Africa is located at the southern tip of the African continent, with coastlines ...
2 days ago · The Western Cape is the southernmost region of the African continent with Cape Agulhas as its southernmost point, only 3,800 kilometres (2,400 mi) from the Antarctic coastline. The coastline varies from sandy between capes, to rocky to steep and mountainous in places.
3 days ago · South Africa is divided into nine provinces: the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Northwest and Limpopo Provinces. Both Pretoria and Johannesburg are situated on a high plateau in Gauteng Province.
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1 day ago · Africa, the second largest continent (after Asia), covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. The continent is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Mediterranean Sea, on the east by the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, and on the south by the mingling waters of the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
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2 days ago · Africa, the second-largest continent, covers approximately 30.3 million square kilometers (11.7 million square miles), representing about 20% of the Earth’s land area. As of 2024, it is home to over 1.5 billion people, making it the second most populous continent after Asia.
