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Africa · Has a coastline
South Africa
South Africa is a country in Africa with 6 land neighbours — 6 countries in Africa have more. Its capital is Pretoria.
- Capital
- Pretoria
- Population
- 64.7 million
- Area
- 1,221,037 km²
- Land borders
- 6
- Currency
- South African rand (ZAR)
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Countries that border South Africa
6 land neighbours: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
6 neighbours to keep in the right order.
6 countries in Africa have more than its 6 land borders; it is the same as Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, Algeria, Ethiopia, Guinea, Libya, Mozambique, South Sudan and Chad. Of the 15 possible pairings among them, 4 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Mozambique is the most connected of them, with 6 land borders of its own. All of them are on the Africa map with South Africa, and on the world map with everyone else.
6
land borders — 6 countries in Africa have more
4
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
6
borders on Mozambique, its most-connected neighbour
54
countries on the Africa map
The capital
Pretoria
In Capital Rush you see South Africa and four capitals; this is the right one. It comes up on the Africa map and the world map: twice the chances to get it wrong.
Strictly the executive capital: parliament sits in Cape Town and the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein — South Africa runs on three.
The flag
Flag Blitz shows this flag and four countries. South Africa is the right one.
- ISO code
- ZA
- Currency
- South African rand (ZAR)
- Official languages
- Afrikaans, English and 10 more
- Quiz maps
- Africa · World
South Africa, asked and answered
What countries border South Africa?
South Africa has 6 land neighbours: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
What is the capital of South Africa?
Pretoria. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when South Africa comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it. Strictly the executive capital: parliament sits in Cape Town and the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein — South Africa runs on three.
What continent is South Africa in?
Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that map, and one of 195 on the world map.
Where can I practise finding South Africa on a map?
On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. South Africa is in the pool, along with all 6 of its neighbours.
Can you find South Africa on a blank map?
Its 6 neighbours are on the same map. Ten countries a round, picked at random: keep playing until it comes up. No sign-up.
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