Overview

South Africa covers 1,220,000 km², with negligible water surface. Its 65.3 million people span 4 demographic groups practicing Christianity, Islam, traditional African religions, Hinduism, and no religion, across beaches, dense forest, humid and arid savanna, and desert, with 6 rivers, 7 international airports, 8 ports, a railway, and a good road network, plus 2 hydroelectric plant types. 9 cities range from 500,000 to 4,500,000 inhabitants, and one exceeds 7,000,000.