Outline of South Africa

The Flag 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

• Pronunciation: /saʊθ 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, Riphabuḽiki ya Afurika Tshipembe
• Adjectival(s): South African
• Demonym(s): South Africans
• Etymology: Name of South Africa
• 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

An enlargeable topographic map of South Africa

• South Africa is: a megadiverse country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • Southern 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

 Botswana 1,840 km

 Namibia 967 km

 Lesotho 909 km

 Mozambique 491 km

 Swaziland 430 km

 Zimbabwe 225 km

• Coastline: 2,798 km

• Population of South Africa: 47,850,700 (1 July 2007) - 26th most populous country
• Area of South Africa: 1 221 037 km²
• Atlas of South Africa

Environment of South Africa

An enlargeable satellite image of South Africa

• Climate of South Africa
• Environmental issues in South Africa
• Green building in South Africa
• Ecoregions in South Africa
• Renewable energy in South Africa
• Geology of South Africa
• Protected areas of South Africa
  • Biosphere reserves in South Africa
  • National parks of South Africa
• Wildlife of South Africa
  • Flora of South Africa
  • Fauna of South Africa
    • Birds of South Africa
    • Mammals of South Africa

Natural geographic features of South Africa

• Glaciers in South Africa: none ^[5]
• Islands of South Africa
• Lakes of South Africa
• Mountains of South Africa
  • Volcanoes in South Africa
• Rivers of South Africa
  • Waterfalls of South Africa
• Valleys of South Africa
• World Heritage Sites in South Africa

Regions of South Africa

Ecoregions of South Africa

Administrative divisions of South Africa

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

Provinces of South Africa

• Western Cape
• Northern Cape
• Eastern Cape
• KwaZulu-Natal
• Free State
• North West
• Gauteng
• Mpumalanga
• Limpopo

Districts of South Africa

• City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
• West Coast
• Cape Winelands
• Overberg
• Eden
• Central Karoo
• Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
• Cacadu
• Amathole
• Chris Hani
• Joe Gqabi
• OR Thambo
• 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

• Capital of South Africa: Pretoria (executive), Bloemfontein (judicial) and Cape Town (legislative)
• Cities of South Africa

Demography of South Africa

Government and politics of South Africa

Main article: Government of South Africa and Politics of South Africa

• 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
• Political scandals of South Africa
• Taxation in South Africa

Branches of the government of South Africa

Executive branch of the government of South Africa

• Head of state: President of South Africa,
• Cabinet of South Africa

Legislative branch of the government of South Africa

• Parliament of South Africa (bicameral)
  • Upper house: National Council of Provinces
  • Lower house: National Assembly of South Africa

Judicial branch of the government of South Africa

• Constitutional Court of South Africa
  • Chief Justice 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

• Diplomatic missions in South Africa
• Diplomatic missions of South Africa

International organization membership

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

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union (AU) African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID) Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Commonwealth of Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 24 (G24) Group of 77 (G77) Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Southern African Development Community (SADC) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Organization of the Scout Movement World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO) World Veterans Federation Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in South Africa

• Capital punishment in South Africa
• Constitution of South Africa
• Crime in South Africa
• Human rights in South Africa
  • LGBT rights in South Africa
  • Freedom of religion in South Africa
• Law enforcement in South Africa

Military of South Africa

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: President of South Africa
    • Minister of Defence of South Africa
    • Department of Defence of South Africa
• Forces
  • South African National Defence Force
  • South African Army
  • South African Navy
  • South African Air Force
  • South African Military Health Service
  • South African Special Forces Brigade
• Military history of South Africa
• Military ranks 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

• Economic history of South Africa
• Military history of South Africa

Culture of South Africa

• Architecture of South Africa
• Cuisine of South Africa
• Festivals in South Africa
• Humour in South Africa
• Languages of South Africa
• Media in South Africa
• National symbols of South Africa
  • Coat of arms of South Africa
  • Flag of South Africa
  • National anthem of South Africa
• People of South Africa
• Prostitution in South Africa
• Public holidays in South Africa
• Records of South Africa
• World Heritage Sites in South Africa

Art in South Africa

• Art of South Africa
• Cinema of South Africa
• Literature of South Africa
• Music of South Africa
• Television in South Africa
• Theatre in South Africa

Religion in South Africa

• Religion in South Africa
  • Buddhism in South Africa
  • Christianity in South Africa
    • Roman Catholicism in South Africa
    • Protestantism in South Africa
  • Hinduism in South Africa
  • Islam in South Africa
  • Judaism in South Africa
  • Sikhism in South Africa

Sports in South Africa

• Football in South Africa
• Cricket in South Africa
• Rugby union in South Africa
• South Africa at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of South Africa

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 30th (thirtieth)

• Agriculture in South Africa
• Banking in South Africa
  • South African Reserve Bank
• Communications in South Africa
  • Internet 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
  • Energy policy of South Africa
  • Oil industry in South Africa
• Health care in South Africa
• Mining in South Africa
• Johannesburg Stock Exchange
• Tourism in South Africa
• Transport in South Africa
  • Airports in South Africa
  • Rail transport in South Africa
  • Roads in South Africa
• Water supply and sanitation in South Africa

Education in South Africa

See also

• Index of South Africa-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of South Africa-related topics
• 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

Southern Ndebele language

References

1. "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.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of South Africa

• Government of South Africa
• SouthAfrica.info
• South Africa travel guide from Wikivoyage
• South Africa entry at The World Factbook
• Outline of South Africa at DMOZ