Southern Africa
southernmost region of Africa
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Summary
Southern Africa is a cultural region[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of cultural region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,617 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Botswana[3], Lesotho[4], Eswatini[5], Zimbabwe[6], Namibia[7]
- Continent: Africa[8]
- Instance of: region[9]
- Shares border with: Central Africa[10], East Africa[11], Indian Ocean[12], Atlantic Ocean[13]
- Part of: Africa[14]
- Commons category: Southern Africa[15]
- Has part(s): Botswana[16], Lesotho[17], Namibia[18], South Africa[19], Eswatini[20]
- Located in/on physical feature: Africa[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Southern Africa[22]
- Population: 69,235,159[23]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Southern Africa[24]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[29]
- Different from: South Africa[30]
Why It Matters
Southern Africa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]