Wedged between the magnificent Orange and Vaal Rivers lies the Free State. A region blessed with such beauty and grace that for scores of years, thousands of pioneers paid the ultimate sacrifice for the honour and privilege of calling the Free State their home.

Embraced by several of South Africa's provinces, the Free State assumes its rightful place at the heart of the country. Today, visitors and inhabitants alike are rediscovering their souls through the majesty of this land and the moulded spiritual ethos of its people.

The Free State is a rural province of wide horizons and blue skies, with farmland, mountains, goldfields and widely dispersed towns. The land of the windpomp and krummelpap is peaceful, with a high quality of life, good infrastructure and a low crime rate.

The Free State province covers an area of 129 464 km and has a population of 2,8 million - 6,4% of the national population. 71% of the province's population - about 2 million people - live in urban settlements. Although the Free State is the third largest province in South Africa, it has the second smallest population and the second lowest population density.