Situated at the southern tip of the African continent South Africa is surrounded by the Atlantic and Indian oceans on three sides. Namibia is to the northwest, Botswana and Zimbabwe are the northern neighbors, and Mozambique and Swaziland are to the east. The Kingdom of Lesotho is completely surrounded by South Africa.

Having a population of about 45 million people in 1,219,090 km² makes it very spacious with a low population density; therefore the natural beauties of the country are still unspoilt.

There are eleven official languages of which English and Afrikaans are the most common.

South Africa consists of nine administrative provinces. Pretoria is the administrative capital, Cape Town the legislative and Boemfontain the judicial. Johannesburg, the city of gold, is the largest city; Durban and Port Elizabeth are the other main cities.

 

Following the collapse of “Apartheid” and the democratic elections of 1994 with Nelson Mandela becoming president; South Africa opened up to the world and became a very exciting country to visit; also making a great base to go to African Countries like Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya and many others.

South Africa has the richest natural resources per unit area in the world. In addition to the beautiful climate and all year round tourism; the geography, landscape, flora and fauna are very diverse; making South Africa one of the top wildlife countries in the world, and attractive for several other outdoor activities.

It is the diversity of races, cultures, colors and nature that makes South Africa “The Rainbow Nation” or “The World in one Country”, for you to explore.