South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Official nameRepublic of South Africa
CapitalPretoria
RegionAfrica — Southern Africa
Area1,221,037 km²
LandlockedNo
LanguagesAfrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
CurrenciesSouth African rand (R)
DemonymSouth African
Approx. coordinates-29°, 24°
South Africa sits within Southern Africa, a subregion of Africa. Its capital is Pretoria, and the country has coastal access rather than being landlocked. At around 1,221,037 km² in area, South Africa uses Afrikaans as a major language and its currency is the South African rand (R). On the map, it shares a border with 6 other countries, which is a useful clue when narrowing down its shape in the quiz.
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Countries bordering South Africa
South Africa shares a land border with 6 countries.
Botswana
Lesotho
Mozambique
Namibia
Eswatini
Zimbabwe