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Africa > South Africa > Geography

SOUTH AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Area > Land 1,219,912 sq km Time series [25th of 238]
Area > Total 1,219,912 sq km Time series [31st of 250]
Capital city with population
Pretoria (official) - est. 1,000,000; Cape Town (legislative) - 2,893,251; Bloemfontein (judicial) - 369,568
Climate
mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights
Forested Land 7.3% [155th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 29 00 S, 24 00 E Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
Botswana 1,840 km, Lesotho 909 km, Mozambique 491 km, Namibia 967 km, Swaziland 430 km, Zimbabwe 225 km
Land use > Arable land 12.1% Time series [94th of 258]
Largest city population 2,727,000 [39th of 174]
Largest city with population Johannesburg - 3,225,812
Location
Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
Map references
Africa
Natural hazards prolonged droughts Time series
Natural resources
gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas
Population density 35.6 people per sqkm [160th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 38.61 people/m² Time series [143rd of 204]
Precipitation 520 mm [70th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km 1,219,090 km² Time series [24th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Njesuthi

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: South Africa, Republic of South Africa, rep. of s. africa, SAFRICA

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