Five countries constitute Southern Africa - Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. The region has the world's largest resources of gold, platinum and diamonds.
Botswana, or Republic of Botswana, a landlocked country of southern Africa. It lies on the Tropic of Capricorn about midway between Africa's east and west coasts. See more »
Mozambique, a country in southeast Africa. It is bordered on the north by Tanzania; on the east by the Indian Ocean; on the south and southwest by South Africa and Swaziland; on the west by Zimbabwe; and on the northwest by Zambia and Malawi.
See more »Antananarivo, formerly Tananarive, Madagascar, the nation's capital and largest city.
See more »Bloemfontein, South Africa, the capital of Free State. It is sometimes called the nation's judicial capital because it is the seat of the Supreme Court.
See more »Botswana, or Republic of Botswana, a landlocked country of southern Africa. It lies on the Tropic of Capricorn about midway between Africa's east and west coasts.
See more »Cape Town, South Africa, the nation's legislative capital, one of its largest cities and ports, and the capital of Western Cape Province.
See more »Comoros, officially Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros, an independent country in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the African coast.
See more »Durban, Republic of South Africa, the largest city in KwaZulu/Natal Province and the nation's principal seaport.
See more »East London, South Africa, a community in the province of Eastern Cape. It is mainly a manufacturing center and a port.
See more »Germiston, South Africa, a city in the province of Gauteng nine miles (14 km) southeast of Johannesburg.
See more »Harare, Zimbabwe, the nation's capital and largest city. It lies in the northeastern part of the country at an elevation of about 5,000 feet (1,500 m).
See more »Kimberley, South Africa, a city in Northern Cape Province. Kimberley is near the Vaal River, about 280 miles (450 km) southwest of Johannesburg.
See more »Lesotho, or Kingdom of Lesotho, an independent country in southern Africa, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa.
See more »Lusaka, Zambia, the nation's capital and largest city. It lies in south-central Zambia on the railway that crosses the country from Zimbabwe to Democratic Republic of the Congo.
See more »Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar, an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa.
See more »Malawi, a country in southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique, Zambia, and Tanzania.
See more »Maputo, Mozambique, the country's capital and largest city. It is in southeastern Mozambique on the Indian Ocean and has a large natural harbor.
See more »Mauritius, or Republic of Mauritius, an island country in the Indian Ocean 590 miles (950 km) east of Madagascar.
See more »Namibia, officially, Republic of Namibia, a country in southwestern Africa. It fronts on the Atlantic Ocean and is bounded by Angola, Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa.
See more »Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, the capital of Kwazulu/Natal Province. It lies in the foothills of the Drakensberg range, some 40 miles (64 km) inland from Durban and the Indian Ocean.
See more »Pretoria, South Africa, a city in Gauteng Province and the administrative capital of the nation.
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