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South Africa (Suid-Afrika, iNingizimu Afrika) sits at the southern tip of the continent, covering about 471,400 square miles (1,221,000 km²) between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. Its landscapes range from the green Drakensberg and the dry Karoo to bushveld savanna, subtropical forests and a long coastline of cliffs, dunes and sandy bays.

Its most famous natural landmark is Table Mountain, the flat-topped peak that rises above Cape Town. The highest peak is Mafadi in the Drakensberg at about 11,320 feet (3,450 m). The springbok is the national animal and the blue crane the national bird, while the giant king protea is the national flower.

Lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and buffalo roam Kruger National Park, and southern right whales give birth in the sheltered bays near Hermanus each winter. The Cape Floral Region, the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the fossil caves of the Cradle of Humankind are among its UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Did You Know? The Cape Floral Kingdom is the smallest of the world's six plant kingdoms, yet it holds about 9,000 plant species, and around 70 percent of them grow nowhere else on Earth.

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