Where is South Africa?

South Africa is located in the Southern Africa region at latitude -30.559482 and longitude 22.937506 and is part of the African continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

• 30° 33' 34.14'' S
• 22° 56' 15.02'' E

You can see the location of South Africa on the world map below:

South Africa Neighboring Countries

The neighboring countries of South Africa (ZA) are:

1. Botswana (BW)
2. Lesotho (LS)
3. Mozambique (MZ)
4. Namibia (NA)
5. Eswatini (SZ)
6. Zimbabwe (ZW)

Maritime Borders

South Africa borders with the Atlantic Ocean.

South Africa Related Content

• Provinces of South Africa
• What is the Capital of South Africa?

South Africa Key Facts

Country	South Africa
Coordinates	Latitude: -30.559482 Longitude: 22.937506
Country Codes	Alpha 2: ZA Alpha 3: ZAF
Country Flag Emoji	🇿🇦
Int. Phone Prefix	+27
Capital city	Pretoria
Continent Subcontinent	Africa Southern Africa
Country Area	1,219,090 sq km
Population 2021	60,041,996 World Rank: 24
Median Age	27.1
Life expectancy	62.3
Major languages	isiZulu (official) 24.7%, isiXhosa (official) 15.6%, Afrikaans (official) 12.1%, Sepedi (official) 9.8%, Setswana (official) 8.9%, English (official) 8.4%, Sesotho (official) 8%, Xitsonga (official) 4%, siSwati (official) 2.6%, Tshivenda (official) 2.5%, isiNdebele (official) 1.6%, other (includes Khoi, Nama, and San languages) 1.9% (2017 est.)
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 2 UTC+02:00 (South African Standard Time) — main territory of South Africa UTC+03:00 — Prince Edward Islands
Internet TLD	.za
Biggest Airport	Tambo International Airport Johannesburg (JNB)
Average temperature	17.75 °C 63.95 °F
Administrative Divisions	9 provinces
Political system	Parliamentary democracy

South Africa Economy Facts

World Bank Income Group	Upper middle income
World Bank Region	Sub-Saharan Africa
Currency	Rand (ZAR)
GDP in 2020	$335.4 (billions of USD) World Rank: 39
GDP per capita in 2020	$5,656 World Rank: 95
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Manufacturing, services, agriculture, energy
Top 5 Import Countries	China, United States, Germany, India, Saudi Arabia
Top 5 Export Countries	China, United States, Germany, India, Japan

Biggest Cities in South Africa

Here are the largest cities in South Africa based on 2021 data:

City	Population
Johannesburg	4,434,827
Soweto	1,271,628
Vereeniging	1,074,000
Pietermaritzburg	750,845
Pretoria	741,651
Durban	595,061
Cape Town	433,688
Welkom	431,944
East London	338,627
Randburg	337,053

Map of South Africa with the Largest Cities

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• Where is Madagascar?
• Where is Malawi?
• Where is Mauritius?
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• Where is Namibia?
• Where is Rwanda?
• Where is South Sudan?
• Where is the Congo?
• Where is Uganda?
• Where is Zambia?
• Where is Zimbabwe?