According to the American Geographic Entity Code, South Africa is SF.
Neither of these standards uses the initials SA of South Africa as the country code, because SA has been used by Saudi Arabia.
South Africa: South Africa * * * Republic of South Africa (English), referred to as "South Africa".
South Africa is located in the southern hemisphere, with the reputation of "Rainbow Country". It is located at the southernmost tip of the African continent, with latitude 22 to 35 south and longitude17 to 33 east. Bordering Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland in the north and surrounded by Lesotho in the middle, it is the largest country in China. The east, south and west are surrounded by Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. The Cape of Good Hope route at its southwest end has always been one of the busiest sea passages in the world, and it is known as the "western sea lifeline".
South, east and west of South Africa are bordered by coastal lowlands, and the north is surrounded by mountains. The inland area in the north belongs to kalahari desert, which is mostly shrub grassland or arid desert. The elevation of this area is about 650 to 1250 meters. The surrounding highlands are over1200m above sea level. The highest point in South Africa is Mount Tapana, with steep cliffs in the east, with an altitude of 3,482 meters. To the east, Longshan Mountain runs through it.
South Africa has three capitals: Pretoria, the administrative capital (the seat of the central government), Cape Town, the legislative capital (the seat of parliament) and bloemfontein, the judicial capital (the seat of the Supreme Court).
South Africa is the second largest economy in Africa. Compared with other African countries, it has a high standard of living and a relatively stable economy. South Africa has developed industries such as finance, law, communication, energy and transportation, complete hardware infrastructure and stock exchange market, and the output of gold and diamonds ranks first in the world. Deep well mining and other technologies are in the leading position in the world. South Africa has always been regarded as a medium-sized power in international affairs and maintains important regional influence.