The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to South Africa:

The Flag of South Africa
The Coat of arms of South Africa
An enlargeable map of the Republic of South Africa

South Africa – A sovereign country located at the southern tip of Africa.[1] South Africa's coast stretches 2,798 kilometres[2] and borders both the Atlantic and Indian oceans.[3] To the north of South Africa lie Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), while the Kingdom of Lesotho is an independent enclave surrounded by South African territory.[4]

General reference edit

 
An enlargeable basic map of South Africa

Geography of South Africa edit

 
An enlargeable topographic map of South Africa

Geography of South Africa

  Botswana 1,840 km
  Namibia 967 km
  Lesotho 909 km
  Mozambique 491 km
  Eswatini 430 km
  Zimbabwe 225 km
  • Coastline: 2,798 km

Environment of South Africa edit

 
An enlargeable satellite image of South Africa

Natural geographic features of South Africa edit

Regions of South Africa edit

Administrative divisions of South Africa edit

Administrative divisions of South Africa

Provinces of South Africa edit

Provinces of South Africa

Districts of South Africa edit

Districts of South Africa

Municipalities of South Africa edit

Municipalities of South Africa

Demography of South Africa edit

Demographics of South Africa

Government and politics of South Africa edit

Politics of South Africa

Branches of the government of South Africa edit

Government of South Africa

Executive branch of the government of South Africa edit

Legislative branch of the government of South Africa edit

Judicial branch of the government of South Africa edit

Foreign relations of South Africa edit

Foreign relations of South Africa

International organization membership edit

The Republic of South Africa is a member of:[1]

Law and order in South Africa edit

Law of South Africa

Law enforcement in South Africa edit

Law enforcement in South Africa

Military of South Africa edit

Military of South Africa

State security in South Africa edit

Local government in South Africa edit

Local government in South Africa

History of South Africa edit

History of South Africa

Books on the history of South Africa edit

History of South Africa, by period edit

History of South Africa, by region edit

History of South Africa, by subject edit

Culture of South Africa edit

Culture of South Africa

Art in South Africa edit

Language in South Africa edit

People of South Africa edit

People of South Africa

Specific persons edit

Religion in South Africa edit

Religion in South Africa

Sports in South Africa edit

Sport in South Africa

Rugby in South Africa edit

Economy and infrastructure of South Africa edit

Economy of South Africa

Companies in South Africa edit

Education in South Africa edit

Education in South Africa

National Qualifications Framework

Health in South Africa edit

See also edit

South Africa

  Southern Ndebele language

References edit

  1. ^ a b "South Africa". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  2. ^ "South African Maritime Safety Authority". South African Maritime Safety Authority. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  3. ^ "South Africa Fast Facts". SouthAfrica.info. April 2007. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Encyclopædia Britannica Online". Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
  5. ^ "Mid - year population estimates" (PDF). Stats SA. Statistics South Africa. 23 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  6. ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

External links edit

  Wikimedia Atlas of South Africa