For the country of South Africa the latitude of 29 o 00' S and longitude of 24 o 00' E denote its geographical alignment. The specific latitude of South Africa suggests its position in Northern Hemisphere and its moderate proximity to the equator. South Africa is located towards the southern point of the African Continent.
The country of South Africa includes 1,219,912 square kilometers of area in the southern region of Africa. The terrain of South Africa is graced with almost plain and flat high land while the coastal regions are thin. The climatic condition of South Africa is mainly arid. The eastern coastline is dominated by sub tropic weather. The days are usually shiny and nights are cold. The latitude and the longitude of Pretoria, the capital of South Africa, are 29 o 12' S and 28 o 10' E respectively. The time followed in South Africa is observed as UTC+2 which signify that South Africa 's standard time is 7 hours ahead from Washington. |
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