South Africa is located at the southern tip of Africa. It is bordered by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabweto north, Mozambique and Swaziland in east while within it lies Lesotho, an enclave surrounded by South African territory.
Land Area
Agricultural land 993780 square kilometres
Forest 92030 square kilometres
Water 6567 square kilometres
Desert 900,000 Square kilometres
National Park 37,000 Square kilometres
Total Land area 1,221,037 square kilometres
South Africa is divided into 52 district municipalities, Namakwa District Municipality with 126,747 square kilometres.
South Africa has about 50 mountains with Mount Thabana Ntlenyana which is 3482 meters is the highest and Van Zinderen Bakker Peak which is the smallest with 672 meters
Longest River: Orange River
Largest Lake: Lake Chrissie
National Parks
South Africa has got twenty National Parks with Kruger National Park (19,633 square kilo meters) being the biggest.
