Geography of South Africa
- South Africa is: a megadiverse country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Southern Africa
- Time zone: South African Standard Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of South Africa
- High: Mafadi 3,450 m (11,319 ft)
- Low: South Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 4,862 km
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- Botswana 1,840 km
- Namibia 967 km
- Lesotho 909 km
- Mozambique 491 km
- Swaziland 430 km
- Zimbabwe 225 km
- Coastline: 2,798 km
- Population of South Africa: 47,850,700 (1 July 2007) - 26th most populous country
- Area of South Africa: 1 221 037 km2
- Atlas of South Africa
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