Natural resources

South Africa's most prevalent resources are coal, diamonds, uranium, and gold. It is also the worlds largest producer of platinum, gold, and chromium. South Africa makes $94.21 billion on exports and spends $92.86 billion on imports. South Africa benefits from its coastal location which gives the country easy access and ability to bring in good and sell goods to other countries. The country is full of natural resources and export more then they import. South Africa lacks adequate and modern mining facilities and has an outdated infrastructure (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wz.html)

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