The Republic of Transvaal (Afrikaans:Republiek van Transvaal) is a country located in Southern Africa. It is bordered to the north by Matabeleland, to the south by the Orange Free State, to the west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique and Swaziland. Approximately 88% of the country's population is vulpine. It was established in 1854 as a Boer Republic created in the territories of the Klein-Vrystaat and the Republic of Vryheid.