South Africa

South Africa is located on the southern tip of the African continent, bordered by northern neighbours Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It encompasses the independent mountain kingdoms of Lesotho and Swaziland and is flanked by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and the warm Indian Ocean on the east - giving the country its spectacular range of biodiversity. South Africa occupies 4% of the continent's total landmass, covering an area of 1,221,040 square kilometres and the country is five times larger than Great Britain!