In which country the first heart transplant operation was performed?

It was performed on Louis Washkansky aged 55 at the Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, on December 3, 1967 by a team of doctors, headed by Prof. Christian N. Barnard. Groote Schuur Hospital is a large, government-funded, teaching hospital situated on the slopes of Devil’s Peak in the city of Cape Town, South Africa.