Outline of South Africa

An enlargeable map of the Republic of South Africa

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

South Africa 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 Swaziland, while the Kingdom of Lesotho is an independent enclave surrounded by South African territory.[4]

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of South Africa

Geography of South Africa

An enlargeable topographic map of South Africa
 Botswana 1,840 km
 Namibia 967 km
 Lesotho 909 km
 Mozambique 491 km
 Swaziland 430 km
 Zimbabwe 225 km
  • Coastline: 2,798 km

Environment of South Africa

An enlargeable satellite image of South Africa

Natural geographic features of South Africa

Regions of South Africa

Ecoregions of South Africa

Main articles: List of ecoregions in South Africa and Ecoregions in South Africa

Administrative divisions of South Africa

Provinces of South Africa
Districts of South Africa
Municipalities of South Africa

Demography of South Africa

Government and politics of South Africa

Politics of South Africa

Branches of the government of South Africa

Executive branch of the government of South Africa

Legislative branch of the government of South Africa

Judicial branch of the government of South Africa

Foreign relations of South Africa

International organization membership

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

Law and order in South Africa

Main article: Law of South Africa

Military of South Africa

Local government in South Africa

History of South Africa

Main article: History of South Africa, Timeline of the history of South Africa, and Current events of South Africa

Culture of South Africa

Art in South Africa

Religion in South Africa

Sports in South Africa

Economy and infrastructure of South Africa

Education in South Africa

See also

English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Afrikaans language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sesotho language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swati language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tsonga language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tswana language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Venda language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xhosa language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zulu language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main article: South Africa
Southern Ndebele language

References

  1. 1 2 "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 2008-06-16.
  3. "South Africa Fast Facts". SouthAfrica.info. April 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  4. "Encyclopædia Britannica Online". Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
  5. 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.

Wikimedia Atlas of South Africa

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