it has 2,798 kilometres(1,739) of coastline that stretches along the south atlantic, and indian oceans.

to the north lie the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana and zimbabwe

to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland, within it lies lesotho, an enclave surrounded by south african territory.

south africa is the twenty fifth largest country country in the world

South Africa's capital is Pretoria

And south Africa's biggest or largest city is Johannesburg

South africa's flag

South Africa contains some of the oldest archelogical artifacts and human fossil sites in the world. Extensive fossil remains have been recored from a series of cave in the Gauten Province. The area is a UNESCO World heritage site and has been termed the cardle of humankind. The sites include sterkfontein, wich is one of the richest hominin fossil sites in the world.

In 1652, a century and a half after the discovery of the Cape Sea route, Jan van Riebeeck etablished a refreshment station at the cape of Good Hope, at what would become Cape Town, on behalf dutch East india Company. The dutch transported slaves from indonesia, madagascar, and india as labour for the colonists in Cape Town. As they expanded east