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map of south africaSouth Africa is situated at the Southern Tip of Africa. There is nothing between us and Antartica except water. It lies at the end of a carpet of African cultures which stretch all the way from Cairo to Cape Town. It is however slightly closer to Europe than it is to Florida or Sydney. By European standards it is a large country but it would fit into America five or six times. The population density is low and there are probably less than ten major cities, but all of these are connected by First World road, rail and air links. Direct non-stop flights are available from America and Europe to take you to an exotic destination where the lingua franca is nevertheless largely English. The majority of our population is Developing rather than Developed World, and there are eleven official languages only two of which are European. But the infrastructure is First World as are hotels, medical services and communucation systems which include such things as video conferencing and country wide fax, cell phone and computer connections to international networks. Several thousand business's have web pages. This is Africa and the food chain here is quite different, but you will not find lions in the streets or hippos in the hotels. To see these things you have to visit one of our many splendid Game Parks. This is particularly true of Cape Town, a Mediterranean City set on the Southermost Tip of Africa, where you will find a blend of African and European cultures.
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| northern cape | northern province | northwest province | swaziland | westerncape |

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