11 Facts About Southern Africa

Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania.

Southern Africa is home to a number of river systems; the Zambezi River being the most prominent.

Southern Africa includes both subtropical and temperate climates, with the Tropic of Capricorn running through the middle of the region, dividing it into its subtropical and temperate halves.

Countries commonly included in Southern Africa include Angola, Botswana, the Comoros, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Terrain of Southern Africa is varied, ranging from forest and grasslands to deserts.

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Southern Africa is set apart from other Sub-Saharan African regions because of its mineral resources, including copper, diamonds, gold, zinc, chromium, platinum, manganese, iron ore, and coal.

Countries in Southern Africa are larger in geographic area, except three smaller landlocked states: Lesotho, Swaziland, and Malawi.

East and southern Africa are among the earliest regions where modern humans and their predecessors are believed to have lived.

The denouement of South West Southern Africa achieved independence as Namibia in 1990 and the black majority in South Southern Africa took power after the democratic elections in 1994, therefore ending the Apartheid regime.

Southern Africa has a wide diversity of ecoregions including grassland, bushveld, karoo, savannah and riparian zones.

The Republic of South Southern Africa is a major food producer and exporter in the region.