Mapping the World S37E08 · South Africa: A Regional Power

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South Africa has established itself as the leading regional power at the southern tip of the African continent. The country enjoys a high degree of political stability and records the highest Human Development Index in sub-Saharan Africa. Other countries in Africa, by contrast, are being shaken by wars, coups and climate change.

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