South Africa coastline , South Africa Natural Resources

South Africa

Location : southern africa. at the southern tip of the continent of africa

Geographic Coordinates : 29 00 s. 24 00 e

Map Reference : africa

Area : total: 1.219.912 sq km land: 1.219.912 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes prince edward islands (marion island and prince edward island)

Area Comparative: slightly less than twice the size of texas

South Africa More Facts

Land boundaries : total: 4.862 km border countries: botswana 1.840 km. lesotho 909 km. mozambique 491 km. namibia 967 km. swaziland 430 km. zimbabwe 225 km

coastline : 223

Maritime Claims : territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin
Climate: mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days. cool nights

Terrain : vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain

Elevation extremes : lowest point: atlantic ocean 0 m highest point: njesuthi 3.408 m

Natural Resources :gold. chromium. antimony. coal. iron ore. manganese. nickel. phosphates. tin. uranium. gem diamonds. platinum. copper. vanadium. salt. natural gas

Land use : arable land: 12.08% permanent crops: 0.79% other: 87.13% (2001)

Irrigated Lands : 13.500 sq km (1998 est.)