LOCATION: South Africa borders Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe by land.

AREA: South Africa's total area is1.22 million km²

TRADE: In 2019 South Africa was the number 36 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 36 in total exports, the number 39 in total imports, the number 99 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 57 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI).

Export: In 2019, South Africa was the world's biggest exporter of Platinum ($9.62B), Manganese Ore ($3.16B), Chromium Ore ($1.92B), Titanium Ore ($583M), and Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($480M)