South Africa - General Overview
The Republic of South Africa is located at the southern tip of Africa. The South African coastline is 2,798km, surrounded by the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
Eleven official languages are recognized in the constitution:
- Zulu
- Xhosa
- Afrikaans
- Northern Sotho
- Tswana
- English
- Sotho
- Tsonga
- Swati
- Venda
- Ndebele
South Africa is divided into nine provinces, each with it's own capital city.
Province
Capital
Eastern Cape
Bisho
Free State
Bloemfontein
Johannesburg
KwaZulu-Natal
Pietermaritzburg
Limpopo
Polokwane
Mpumalanga
Nelspruit
Northern Cape
Kimberley
Cape Town
Mafikeng
Capital City of South Africa
South Africa has three capital cities:
- Cape Town, the legislative capital city
- Pretoria, the administrative capital city
- Bloemfontein, the judicial capital city