Southern Africa

E18188

region subregion of Africa

Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, encompassing countries such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, and others, known for its diverse landscapes, wildlife, and cultural heritage.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Southern Africa canonical	773
southern Africa	139
Southwestern Africa	2
British South Africa (informal region)	1
Central South Africa	1
Economy of Southern Africa	1
Southeastern Africa	1
Southern Africa and South America	1
Southern Africa region	1
Southern African region	1
western South Africa	1

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	region ⓘ subregion of Africa ⓘ
abbreviation	Southern African Development Community ⓘ surface form: SADC region
bordersBodyOfWater	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
hasClimate	Mediterranean ⓘ arid ⓘ semi-arid ⓘ subtropical ⓘ
hasCountry	Angola ⓘ Botswana ⓘ Eswatini ⓘ Lesotho ⓘ Malawi ⓘ Mozambique ⓘ Namibia ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Zambia ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage	Afro-European cultural influences ⓘ Southern Ndebele ⓘ surface form: Ndebele house painting San rock art ⓘ Zulu cultural traditions ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture ⓘ mining ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasEcosystem	Mediterranean-type shrubland ⓘ desert ⓘ savanna ⓘ wetlands ⓘ
hasLandmark	Cape of Good Hope ⓘ Table Mountain ⓘ Victoria Falls ⓘ
hasLanguageFamily	Bantu languages ⓘ Indo-European language family ⓘ surface form: Indo-European languages Khoisan languages ⓘ
hasMajorLanguage	Afrikaans ⓘ English ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Setswana ⓘ Shona ⓘ Xhosa ⓘ Zulu ⓘ
hasMajorRiver	Limpopo River ⓘ Okavango River ⓘ Orange River ⓘ Zambezi River ⓘ
hasNaturalResource	coal ⓘ diamonds ⓘ gold ⓘ platinum ⓘ uranium ⓘ
hasProtectedArea	Chobe National Park ⓘ Etosha National Park ⓘ Hwange National Park ⓘ Kruger National Park ⓘ
hasRegionalOrganization	Southern African Development Community ⓘ
hasReligion	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ
hasSubregion	Cape Floral Region Protected Areas ⓘ surface form: Cape Floristic Region Drakensberg Mountains ⓘ Kalahari Desert ⓘ Limpopo River ⓘ surface form: Limpopo River Basin Namib Desert ⓘ Okavango Delta ⓘ Zambezi Basin ⓘ surface form: Zambezi River Basin
hasTimeZone	Central Africa Time ⓘ Central Africa Time ⓘ surface form: South African Standard Time
hasWildlife	African buffalo ⓘ African elephant ⓘ leopard ⓘ lion ⓘ rhinoceros ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern Hemisphere ⓘ Southern Hemisphere ⓘ Western Hemisphere ⓘ
partOf	Africa ⓘ surface form: African continent

Referenced by (922)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zimbabwe → subregion → Southern Africa ⓘ

Africa → hasSubregion → Southern Africa ⓘ

Cape Colony → locatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

South Africa → locatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

Zimbabwean dollar → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Central Africa Time → observedInRegion → Southern Africa ⓘ

South African rand → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Great Trek → location → Southern Africa ⓘ

Pretoria, South Africa → locatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Pretoria

Botswana pula → usedInRegion → Southern Africa ⓘ

Natal Colony → locatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

Natal Colony → partOf → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: British South Africa (informal region)

Southern African Development Community → regionServed → Southern Africa ⓘ

Victoria Falls → locatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa → regionServed → Southern Africa ⓘ

Khoisan languages → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Free State → locatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Orange Free State

Bulawayo → isTransportHubFor → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Cape rixdollar → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Anglican Church of Southern Africa → regionServed → Southern Africa ⓘ

Zambezi River → locatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

Limpopo River → locatedInRegion → Southern Africa ⓘ

Mozambique → regionalLocation → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southeastern Africa

Kalahari Desert → locatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Botswana → subregion → Southern Africa ⓘ

First Boer War → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Stigmochelys → nativeTo → Southern Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Stigmochelys pardalis

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Lesotho → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

West Germanic languages → geographicDistribution → Southern Africa ⓘ

Eastern Cape → subregion → Southern Africa ⓘ

Namib Desert → locatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southwestern Africa

Namibia → locatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

Eswatini → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Treaty of Pretoria (1881) → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Zambia → locatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

Widdringtonia → nativeTo → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Chersina → nativeTo → Southern Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Chersina angulata

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Chersina → geographicDistribution → Southern Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Chersina angulata

this entity surface form: western South Africa

Africa Rocks → includesSpeciesFrom → Southern Africa ⓘ

Central Africa → borderedBy → Southern Africa ⓘ

!ke e: ǀxarra ǁke → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Zulu Kingdom → locatedIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

Setswana → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Xitsonga → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Bantu languages → geographicDistribution → Southern Africa ⓘ

Southern Bantu → spokenIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

Rhodesian dollar → historicalRegion → Southern Africa ⓘ

Nguni languages → spokenIn → Southern Africa ⓘ

Rhodesian pound → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

ZWL → region → Southern Africa ⓘ