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.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
southern Africa	27
British South Africa (informal region)	1
Southeastern Africa	1
Southern Africa region	1
Southwestern Africa	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 (164)

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

Lozi → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Maseru → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Mosotho → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Movement for Democratic Change → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

N1 highway → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Nama → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Namibian dollar → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Prime Minister of Namibia → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Rhodesian pound → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Salisbury → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Sena → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Africa

Setswana → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Shona → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Sotho → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

South Africa national football team → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

South African Party → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

South African pound → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

South African rand → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Swati → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

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

Tsonga → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Xitsonga → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

ZWL → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Zimbabwean dollar → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

thebe → region → Southern Africa ⓘ

Hendrik Schoeman → regionOfActivity → Southern Africa ⓘ

Jacob Mudenda → regionOfActivity → Southern Africa ⓘ

Pan Africanist Congress → regionOfActivity → Southern Africa ⓘ

South African Communist Party → regionOfActivity → Southern Africa ⓘ

Wilhelmina Jacoba Neethling → regionOfInfluence → Southern Africa ⓘ

Armed Forces of South Africa → regionOfOperation → Southern Africa ⓘ

Anglican Church of Southern Africa → regionServed → Southern Africa ⓘ

Cahora Bassa Dam → regionServed → Southern Africa ⓘ

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

Council of Ministers → regionServed → Southern Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Council of Ministers (SADC)

ECA Subregional Office for Southern Africa → regionServed → Southern Africa ⓘ

Harare–Beitbridge highway → regionServed → Southern Africa ⓘ

Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation → regionServed → Southern Africa ⓘ

Provincial Synod → regionServed → Southern Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Provincial Synod (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)

Secretariat → regionServed → Southern Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community

Southern African Development Community → regionServed → Southern Africa ⓘ

Summit of Heads of State or Government → regionServed → Southern Africa ⓘ

Tshwane University of Technology → regionServed → Southern Africa ⓘ

University of Cape Town → regionServed → Southern Africa ⓘ

University of Fort Hare → regionServed → Southern Africa ⓘ

South African Army → regionalFocus → Southern Africa ⓘ

Mozambique → regionalLocation → Southern Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southeastern Africa

Archbishop of Cape Town → scope → Southern Africa ⓘ

Synod of Bishops → scope → Southern Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Synod of Bishops (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)