South Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Area
- 1,221,037 km²
- Capital
- Pretoria
- ISO
- ZA
What the flag means
The government says the colors have no official meaning. Red, white, and blue are often explained as coming from the former colonial flags, and black, green, and yellow from the flags of the liberation movement.
Fun facts
- FlagSouth Africa’s flag uses 6 colors, and its Y shape is said to represent diverse people coming together as one.
- GeographyThe southernmost point of the African continent is not the Cape of Good Hope but Cape Agulhas in South Africa.
- GeographySouth Africa completely surrounds the country of Lesotho within its territory.
- CultureSouth Africa’s executive, legislative, and judicial capitals are split among Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein.
