South Africa is a complex and very diverse country.

South Africa is approximately 3.5 times larger than Germany and home to some 60 million inhabitants. Also known as the ‘Rainbow Nation' due to its wide variety of ethnicities, South Africa is the powerhouse of Africa and the granary of it's neighbouring countries, which import many products from South Africa. A large part of the country lies on a central plateau 900 - 2000 m above sea level, with the highest elevation at 3'482 m in the partly snow-covered Drakensberg mountain range. Temperatures are usually higher and the air more humid in the Lowveld (e.g. Kruger National Park) and along the coast to Mozambique