- Population
- 63.1M
- Area
- 1,221,037 km²
- Languages
- Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Sepedi, Setswana, Sesotho, Xitsonga, siSwati, Tshivenda, isiNdebele, South African Sign Language
- Currency
- South African rand (ZAR)
- Drives on the
- Left
- Domain
- .za
- Calling code
- +27
Why it sticks
- 1
It has three capitals: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative) and Bloemfontein (judicial).
- 2
There are 12 official languages, including South African Sign Language since 2023.
- 3
Nelson Mandela, imprisoned for 27 years, became the first president elected in the 1994 post-apartheid election.
- 4
The world's first human heart transplant was performed in Cape Town in 1967.
GeoGuessr
GeoGuessr coverage: Official coverage- Drives on the left with solid yellow lines at the road edges.
- Plates differ by province: Gauteng plates end in GP, Western Cape plates start with C.
- Afrikaans and English signs; place names ending in -fontein, -burg or -dorp.
- Huge variety: Karoo semi-desert, Highveld grassland, Cape fynbos; townships with corrugated-iron roofs and Toyota Quantum minibus taxis.
Coverage types
- GeoGuessr coverage: OfficialGoogle Street View in the official GeoGuessr maps
- GeoGuessr coverage: LimitedOnly a few cities or trekker routes
- GeoGuessr coverage: UnofficialUser photospheres only, not in official maps
- GeoGuessr coverage: NoneNo usable Street View coverage