South Africa
South Africa is a country in Southern Africa, covering 1,221,037 km². Its capital is Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Cape Town.
South Africa at a glance
- Official name
- Republic of South Africa
- Capital
- Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Cape Town
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Southern Africa
- Area
- 1,221,037 km²
- Languages
- Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu
- Currency
- South African rand
- Landlocked
- No
- Status
- Country
- ISO code
- ZA / ZAF
Largest cities in South Africa
- 1Cape Town3,433,441
- 2Durban3,120,282
- 3Johannesburg2,026,469
- 4Soweto1,695,047
- 5Pretoria1,619,438
- 6Port Elizabeth967,677
- 7Pietermaritzburg750,845
- 8Benoni605,344
- 9Tembisa511,655
- 10East London478,676
Population figures from GeoNames.
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Lesotho
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Namibia
Eswatini
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