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Southern Africa (general region) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 22 26 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -22.4330 decimal degrees |
Long: 025 13 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 25.2160 decimal degrees |
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Note: Region comprising the the southernmost region of the African continent, comprising the modern countries of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The island nation of Madagascar is excluded because of its distinct language and cultural heritage. |
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Southern Africa (preferred,C,O,English)
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Southern African (C,V,English,U,A)
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África Austral (C,U,Portuguese)
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África austral (C,U,Spanish)
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Africa del Sud (C,U,Italian)
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Afrique australe (C,U,French)
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Südliches Afrika (C,U,German)
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Південна Африка (C,U,Ukrainian)
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أفريقيا الجنوبية (C,U,Arabic)
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Южная Африка (C,U,Russian)
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南部アフリカ (C,U,Japanese)
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