Where is South Africa?
South Africa is a country in Southern Africa, bordered by Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.
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Crazy but True
South Africa has three capital cities. Pretoria is the executive capital, Cape Town the legislative and Bloemfontein the judicial. The split began as a compromise when the country was formed, and it has never been undone.
South Africa facts
- Capital
- Pretoria
- Population
- 64,747,319 (2025)
- Area
- 1,221,037 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Southern Africa
- Currency
- South African rand (ZAR)
- Languages
- Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu
- Coordinates
- -29°, 24°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- ZA · ZAF
How South Africa compares
- South Africa is the 25th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Mali and larger than Colombia.
- It is the 24th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 6 countries.
- Within Africa, it is the 9th largest of 49 countries by area.