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    Introduction


    After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjugation of the native inhabitants. The Boers resisted British encroachments, but were defeated in the Boer War (1899-1902). The resulting Union of South Africa operated under a policy of apartheid - the separate development of the races. The 1990s brought an end to apartheid politically and ushered in black majority rule.


    Location


    Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa


    Geographic coordinates


    29 00 S, 24 00 E


    Area


    total: 1,219,912 sq km land: 1,219,912 sq km note: includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island) water: 0 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly less than twice the size of Texas


    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


    2,798 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to edge of the continental margin contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


    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: 12.13% permanent crops: 0.77% other: 87.1% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    13,500 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    prolonged droughts


    Environment - current issues


    lack of important arterial rivers or lakes requires extensive water conservation and control measures; growth in water usage outpacing supply; pollution of rivers from agricultural runoff and urban discharge; air pollution resulting in acid rain; soil erosion; desertification


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements


    Geography - note


    South Africa completely surrounds Lesotho and almost completely surrounds Swaziland


    Population


    42,718,530 note: South Africa took a census October 1996 that showed a population of 40,583,611 (after an official adjustment for a 6.8% underenumeration based on a postenumeration survey); estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Pretoria; note - Cape Town is the legislative center and Bloemfontein the judicial center


    Phone Code


    +27


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