Prior to 1994, the region was part of the Transvaal. It is the northern most province in of the country. Limpopo shares international borders with three countries. Botswana to the west and north west, Zimbabwe to the North and Mozambique to the east. The province is the link between South Africa and countries further a field in sub-Saharan Africa. On its southern flank the province shares borders with Gauteng, with it's Johannesburg, Pretoria axis, the most industrious metropole on the continent. Thus the province is places at the centre of regional, national and international developing markets.

Population of 5,273,637

Capital City: Polokwane (Also largest city)

Languages:
- Tsonga
- Northern Sotho
- Venda
- Afrikaans

Races:
- Black (97.3%)
- White (2.4%)
- Coloured (0.2%)
- Asian: (0.1%)

Religion:
- Christians 86.5%
- Other or undetermined 4.7%
- No Religion 8.8%