| Official name: |
Republic of South Africa
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| Capital: |
Pretoria; note - Cape Town is the legislative center and Bloemfontein the judicial center
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| Area: |
total: 1,219,912 sq km
land: 1,219,912 sq km
note: includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island)
water: 0 sq km
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| Climate: |
mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights
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| Location: |
Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
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| Geographic coordinates: |
29 00 S, 24 00 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly less than twice the size of Texas
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 4,862 km
border countries: Botswana 1,840 km, Lesotho 909 km, Mozambique 491 km, Namibia 967 km, Swaziland 430 km, Zimbabwe 225 km
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| Coastline: |
2,798 km
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| Terrain: |
vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Njesuthi 3,408 m
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