The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to South Africa:
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South Africa – A sovereign country located at the southern tip of Africa.[1] It’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
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- Pronunciation: /ˈæfrɪkə/
- Common English country name: South Africa
- Official English country name: The Republic of South Africa
- Common endonym(s): Aforika Borwa, Afrika Borwa, Afrika-Dzonga, Afurika Tshipembe, iNingizimu Afrika, iSewula Afrika, South Africa, Suid-Afrika, uMzantsi Afrika
- Official endonym(s): iRiphabhulikhi yeNingizimu Afrika, iRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika, iRiphabliki yeSewula Afrika, iRiphabliki yomZantsi Afrika, Repabliki ya Afrika-Borwa, Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa, Rephaboliki ya Afrika Borwa, Republic of South Africa, Republiek van Suid-Afrika, Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga, Riphabu��iki ya Afurika Tshipembe
- Adjectival(s): South African
- Demonym(s): South Africans
- ISO country codes: ZA, ZAF, 710
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:ZA
- Internet country code top-level domain: .za
Geography of South Africa
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- South Africa is: a megadiverse country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- 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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- Coastline: 2,798 km
- Population of South Africa: 57,725,600 (July 2018 estimate)[5] - 23rd most populous country
- Area of South Africa: 1 221 037 km2
- Atlas of South Africa
Environment of South Africa
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- Climate of South Africa
- Geology of South Africa
- Green building in South Africa
- Ecoregions in South Africa
- Renewable energy in South Africa
- Protected areas of South Africa
- Wildlife of South Africa
- Flora of South Africa
- Fauna of South Africa
Natural geographic features of South Africa
edit- Glaciers in South Africa: none [6]
- Cape of Good Hope
- Deserts of South Africa
- Estuaries of South Africa
- Islands of South Africa
- Forests of South Africa
- Lakes of South Africa
- Mountains of South Africa
- Rivers of South Africa
- World Heritage Sites in South Africa
Regions of South Africa
editAdministrative divisions of South Africa
editAdministrative divisions of South Africa
Provinces of South Africa
edit- Western Cape
- Northern Cape
- Eastern Cape
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Free State
- North West
- Gauteng
- Mpumalanga
- Limpopo
Districts of South Africa
edit- City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
- West Coast
- Cape Winelands
- Overberg
- Garden Route
- Central Karoo
- Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
- Cacadu
- Amathole
- Chris Hani
- Joe Gqabi
- OR Tambo
- Alfred Nzo
- Xhariep
- Motheo
- Lejweleputswa
- Thabo Mofutsanyane
- Northern Free State
- Namakwa
- Pixley ka Seme
- Siyanda
- Frances Baard
- Kgalagadi
- Bojanala Platinum
- Ngaka Modiri Molema
- Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
- Dr Kenneth Kaunda
- West Rand
- City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
- Sedibeng
- Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
- Metsweding
- City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
- Mopani
- Vhembe
- Capricorn
- Waterberg
- Sekhukhune
- Gert Sibande
- Nkangala
- Ehlanzeni
- Amajuba
- Zululand
- Umkhanyakude
- uThungulu
- Umzinyathi
- Uthukela
- Umgungundlovu
- iLembe
- eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
- Ugu
- Sisonke
Municipalities of South Africa
editMunicipalities of South Africa
- Capital of South Africa: Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial) and Cape Town (legislative)
- Cities of South Africa
- Populated places in South Africa
Demography of South Africa
editGovernment and politics of South Africa
edit- Form of government: unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic
- Capital of South Africa: Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial) and Cape Town (legislative)
- Elections in South Africa
- Political parties in South Africa
- Social movements in South Africa
- Taxation in South Africa
Branches of the government of South Africa
editExecutive branch of the government of South Africa
edit- Head of state and head of government: President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa
- Cabinet of South Africa
Legislative branch of the government of South Africa
editJudicial branch of the government of South Africa
edit- Constitutional Court of South Africa
- Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa
- High Court of South Africa
- Magistrates' Courts of South Africa
Foreign relations of South Africa
editForeign relations of South Africa
International organization membership
editThe Republic of South Africa is a member of:[1]
Law and order in South Africa
edit- Cannabis in South Africa
- Constitution of South Africa
- Crime in South Africa
- Human rights in South Africa
- South African nationality law
Law enforcement in South Africa
editLaw enforcement in South Africa
- Department of Police
- South African Police Service
- Municipal Police
- Provincial Traffic Police
- National Prosecuting Authority
- Special Investigation Unit SIU
- Independent Complaints Directorate
- Department of Correctional Services
- Biometrics use by the South African government
Military of South Africa
edit- Command
- South African National Defence Force
- Military history of South Africa
- Military ranks of South Africa
State security in South Africa
edit- State Security Agency
- Minister
- National Intelligence Co-ordinating Committee (NICC)
- National Intelligence Agency (NIA)
- National Communications Centre (NCC)
- Communications security (COMSEC)
- South African Secret Service (SASS)
- South African National Academy of Intelligence (SANAI)
Local government in South Africa
editHistory of South Africa
editBooks on the history of South Africa
editHistory of South Africa, by period
edit- List of years in South Africa
- Early history of South Africa
- Jan van Riebeeck
- Xhosa Wars
- Mfecane
- Great Trek
- Zulu War (see also Anglo-Zulu War)
- History of Cape Colony
- Orange Free State
- South African Republic
- Boer Wars
- Great Depression in South Africa
- Military history of South Africa during World War II
- Apartheid
- South African Border War
- History of South Africa since 1994
History of South Africa, by region
editHistory of South Africa, by subject
edit- History of the Cabinet of South Africa
- Earthquakes in South Africa
- Economic history of South Africa
- South African hacker history
- History of the Jews in South Africa
- LGBT history in South Africa
- History of libraries in South Africa
- South African locomotive history
- Military history of South Africa
- History of South African nationality
- Postage stamps and postal history of South Africa
- Social movements in South Africa
- History of South African wine
- History of women's rights in South Africa
Culture of South Africa
edit- Architecture of South Africa
- Cuisine of South Africa
- Feminism in South Africa
- Gambling in South Africa
- South African heraldry
- Media in South Africa
- National symbols of South Africa
- Prostitution in South Africa
- Public holidays in South Africa
- Racism in South Africa
- Scouts South Africa
- World Heritage Sites in South Africa
- Xenophobia in South Africa
- Afrikaner Calvinism
- Kwaito
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Nguni stick fighting
- Khoikhoi mythology
Art in South Africa
editLanguage in South Africa
edit- Click consonant
- Languages of South Africa
- Afrikaans language
- English language (South African English)
- Nguni languages
- Southern Ndebele language (isiNdebele)
- Swati language (siSwati)
- Xhosa language (isiXhosa)
- Zulu language (isiZulu)
- Sotho languages
- Sotho language (Sesotho)
- Northern Sotho language (Sesotho sa Leboa)
- Tswana language (Setswana)
- Venda language (Tshivenda)
- Tsonga language (Xitsonga)
- !Xu language
- Bantu languages
- Khoisan languages
- List of South African slang words
People of South Africa
edit- Ethnic groups in South Africa
- Homeless in South Africa
Specific persons
edit- Neil Aggett
- Tatamkulu Afrika
- Autshumao
- Steve Biko
- Arthur Blaxall
- Pieter Willem Botha
- J. M. Coetzee
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Frederik Willem de Klerk
- Krotoa
- Paul Kruger
- Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
- Nelson Mandela
- Mark Mathabane
- Govan Mbeki
- Thabo Mbeki
- Lilian Ngoyi
- Raymond Mhlaba
- Patrice Motsepe
- Harry Oppenheimer
- Jan van Riebeeck
- Charles Robberts Swart
- Shaka Zulu
- Walter Sisulu
- J.G. Strijdom
- Charles Robberts Swart
- Oliver Tambo
- Desmond Tutu
- B.J. Vorster
- J.R.R. Tolkien
- Jacob Zuma
Religion in South Africa
edit- Buddhism in South Africa
- Christianity in South Africa
- Hinduism in South Africa
- Islam in South Africa
- Judaism in South Africa
Sports in South Africa
edit- Cape Unicorns Polocrosse Club
- Football in South Africa
- Cricket in South Africa
- History of cricket in South Africa
- History of cricket in South Africa to 1918
- History of cricket in South Africa from 1918–19 to 1945
- History of cricket in South Africa from 1945–46 to 1970
- History of cricket in South Africa from 1970–71 to 1990
- History of cricket in South Africa from 1990–91 to 2000
- History of cricket in South Africa from 2000–01
- History of cricket in South Africa
- South Africa at the Olympics
Rugby in South Africa
edit- South Africa at the Rugby World Cup
- South African Rugby Board
- South African Rugby Legends Association
- South African Rugby Football Federation
- Rugby league in South Africa
- South African Rugby League
- History of rugby league in South Africa
- Rugby sevens in South Africa
- Rugby union in South Africa
- South African Rugby Union
- South African rugby union captains
- List of South Africa national rugby union players
- South African rugby union teams
- South Africa national rugby union team
- South Africa national under-18 rugby union team
- South Africa national under-20 rugby union team
- South Africa 'A' national rugby union team
- South Africa amateur national rugby union team
- South African Universities rugby union team
- South Africa women's national rugby union team
- History of rugby union in South Africa
- History of the South Africa national rugby union team
- History of rugby union matches between Argentina and South Africa
- History of rugby union matches between Australia and South Africa
- History of rugby union matches between England and South Africa
- History of rugby union matches between France and South Africa
- History of rugby union matches between Ireland and South Africa
- History of rugby union matches between Italy and South Africa
- History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa
- History of rugby union matches between Samoa and South Africa
- History of rugby union matches between Scotland and South Africa
- History of rugby union matches between South Africa and Wales
- History of rugby union matches between South Africa and the Barbarians
- History of rugby union matches between South Africa and the British & Irish Lions
Economy and infrastructure of South Africa
edit- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 30th (thirtieth)
- Agriculture in South Africa
- Banking in South Africa
- Communications in South Africa
- Companies of South Africa
- Currency of South Africa: Rand
- Financial rand (abolished)
- ISO 4217: ZAR
- Economic history of South Africa
- Energy in South Africa
- Foreign trade of South Africa
- Gambling in South Africa
- Housing in South Africa
- Mining in South Africa
- Johannesburg Stock Exchange
- Taxation in South Africa
- Tourism in South Africa
- Trade unions in South Africa
- Transport in South Africa
- Water supply and sanitation in South Africa
Companies in South Africa
editEducation in South Africa
edit- List of universities in South Africa
- University of the Witwatersrand
- University of the Western Cape
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
- University of Johannesburg
- University of Fort Hare
- University of Cape Town
- University of South Africa
- University of Zululand
- University of Pretoria
- University of Stellenbosch
- Rhodes University
- North-West University
Health in South Africa
editSee also
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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
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
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References
edit- ^ a b "South Africa". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ "South African Maritime Safety Authority". South African Maritime Safety Authority. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
- ^ "South Africa Fast Facts". SouthAfrica.info. April 2007. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
- ^ "Encyclopædia Britannica Online". Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
editWikimedia Atlas of South Africa
- Government of South Africa
- SouthAfrica.info
- South Africa travel guide from Wikivoyage
- South Africa. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
