Where is South Africa?
South Africa is a country in Southern Africa.
- Type
- Country
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Southern Africa
- Land borders
- 6: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe
- Area
- About 1.2 million km² on the game’s map
- Hemispheres
- Southern; Eastern
- Capital city
- 25.75° S, 28.23° E
About South Africa
South Africa occupies the southern tip of the continent, washed by the Atlantic and Indian oceans and wrapped entirely around Lesotho. It divides its capitals between Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein, recognises twelve official languages and holds enormous platinum reserves. Apartheid, imposed in 1948, ended with the universal elections of 1994.
Clues from Atlas Daily
Round 1 on 16 October 2026 (#45), hardest clue first:
- Its highest summit is Mafadi, rising to 3,450 metres in the Drakensberg escarpment.
- It built six nuclear devices in secret and then became the first state to give them all up in 1991.
- Diamonds found in 1867 and gold in 1884 triggered the mineral rush that reshaped this land.
- Nelson Mandela walked free here after 27 years behind bars for sabotage and treason.
Nearby places from past puzzles
- Botswana 260 km away
- Lesotho 400 km away
- Mozambique 440 km away
- Zimbabwe 930 km away
- Zambia 1,200 km away
- Namibia 1,200 km away
- Malawi 1,400 km away
- Madagascar 2,100 km away
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Sources: Wikipedia: South Africa. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.