| SOUTH AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
Capital city with population
Pretoria (official) - est. 1,000,000; Cape Town (legislative) - 2,893,251; Bloemfontein (judicial) - 369,568 |
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Forested Land
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7.3% |
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[155th of 193]
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Largest city population
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2,727,000 |
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[39th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Johannesburg - 3,225,812 |
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Map references
Africa |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nm
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[62nd of 82]
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200 nm or to edge of the continental margin |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[99th of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[158th of 190]
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Natural hazards
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prolonged droughts |
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Natural resources
gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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22°20'S |
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Population density
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35.6 people per sqkm |
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[160th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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38.61 people/m²
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[143rd of 204]
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Precipitation
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520 mm |
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[70th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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129.44 people/km² of arable lan |
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[137th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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1,219,090 km²
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[24th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Njesuthi |
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Terrain
vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain |
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