Which countries border South Africa?

🇿🇦 South Africa shares land borders with 6 countries: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe.

Bright green: South Africa · green: its neighbours. Click a country to see its borders.

Neighbours of South Africa

🇧🇼 Botswana · 4 neighbours
🇸🇿 Eswatini · 2 neighbours
🇱🇸 Lesotho · 1 neighbour
🇲🇿 Mozambique · 6 neighbours
🇳🇦 Namibia · 4 neighbours
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · 4 neighbours

How far can you travel from South Africa by land?

Hopping one land border at a time, South Africa connects to 129 countries. The farthest is East Timor, 17 borders away:

🇿🇦 South Africa → 🇲🇿 Mozambique → 🇹🇿 Tanzania → 🇰🇪 Kenya → 🇸🇸 South Sudan → 🇸🇩 Sudan → 🇪🇬 Egypt → 🇮🇱 Israel → 🇸🇾 Syria → 🇹🇷 Turkey → 🇬🇪 Georgia → 🇷🇺 Russia → 🇨🇳 China → 🇲🇲 Myanmar → 🇹🇭 Thailand → 🇲🇾 Malaysia → 🇮🇩 Indonesia → 🇹🇱 East Timor

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