| South Africa Landscape and Climate |
| Landscape: Geocraphic Coordinates: 29 00 S, 24 00 E Area: total: 1,219,912 sq. km. land: 1,219,912 sq. km. water: 0 sq. km. Area: comparitive: slightly larger than twice the size of Texas Land Boundaries: total: 4,750 km. Border Countries: Botswana 1,840 km, Lesotho 909 km, Mozambique 491 km, Nambia 855 km, Swaziland 430 km, Zimbabwe Coastline: 2,798 km. 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 Land use: arable land: 10% permenant crops: 1% permenant pastures: 67% forests and woodland: 7% other: 15% Irrigated Land: 12,700 sq km. Natural Hazards: Prolonged droughts |
| Climate: Mostly semi-arid subtropical along east coast sunny days, cool nights |