South Africa has a coastline of over 2500 km, and it shares a desert border with Namibia. Because South Africa shares so much of its border with the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, harbors like the one in Cape Town serve as busy commercial ports. The country has a total of 9 provinces, ranging from the highly urbanized Gauteng to the vast arid Northern Cape. South Africa has several important cities: Cape Town, Bloemfontein and Pretoria. The Western Cape city of Cape Town is the legislative capital, housing the country's Parliament. In the Free State, Bloemfontein is the judicial capital, and home to the Supreme Court of Appeal. Pretoria, where a majority of the civil service is found, is the administrative capital, and the ultimate capital of the country. The largest and most important city is Johannesburg, the economic heartland of the country. While people may think of South Africa primarily as a savannah, it is home to many booming cities that are becoming increasingly
industrialized.
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