Country guide
South Africa
Capital, flag, borders and quick geography facts for South Africa.
Key facts
- Capital
- Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town
- Region
- Africa
- Area
- 1,221,037 km²
- Population
- 63,100,945
Neighboring countries
South Africa has 6 land neighbors in the country data.
- Botswana
- Lesotho
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Eswatini
- Zimbabwe
Learn South Africa
South Africa is a useful country to learn because it connects political geography with map-reading. Its shape, flag and capital give learners several memory hooks, while its region in Africa helps place it in the wider world map.
The capital is Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town. The country covers 1,221,037 km² and has a population of about 63,100,945. Those figures make it easier to compare South Africa with other countries during area and population stages.
Border practice matters for South Africa because it has 6 land neighbors. The largest neighbor in this set is Namibia, which can be a helpful anchor when learning the surrounding map.
In the daily challenge, these same facts appear in smaller steps: recognize the shape, name neighbors, match the capital, identify the flag, then compare area and population. This page keeps the reference version in one place.
Trivia
- South Africa has three capitals, not one.
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