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South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; [14] [15] [16] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini ...
Europe: Mogadishu Somalia: Africa: Monaco Monaco: Europe: City-state. Monaco does not have a capital designated in its constitution; however, the Commune of Monaco, the country's only commune, is coterminous with the nation, making it the de facto capital. [10] [11] Monrovia Liberia: Africa: Montevideo Uruguay: South America: Moroni Comoros ...
Malta and parts of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain are located on the African continental plate, some considerably closer to the African mainland than the European mainland but, politically, are generally considered to be European by convention. Egypt, although extending into Asia through the Sinai Peninsula, is considered an African state.
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold: internationally recognized sovereign states. The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN) Vatican City (administered by the Holy See, a UN observer state), which is generally recognized as a ...
Kazakhstan is also a transcontinental state by this definition, with its West Kazakhstan and Atyrau provinces extending on either side of the Ural River, [97] although it is considered a central Asian country that extends to Europe. The Turkish city Istanbul is a transcontinental city because it lies on both sides of the Bosporus (one of the ...
The state is surrounded on three sides by various communes of the French department of Alpes-Maritimes (in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur). N'Djamena Chad Cameroon: Kousséri: The border runs through the Chari River. The cities are connected by a bridge. Rome Italy Vatican City: Vatican City: Entirely surrounds the microstate and city-state of ...
The Bantu migration reached the area now South Africa around the first decade of the 3rd century, over 1800 years ago. [2] Early Bantu kingdoms were established in the 11th century. First European contact dates to 1488, but European colonization began in the 17th century (see History of South Africa (1652–1815)).
Subdivided part of Alaska, largest "borough" of the state. Namibia: 824,292: Country in Africa. Ural economic region: 824,000 Economic region of Russia. Holy Roman Empire: 814,415: Central European Confederacy from 962-1806. Measured at its largest extent under Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. Mozambique: 801,590: Country in Africa. New South ...