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Countries on the southern part of Africa are South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and Madagasca.
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What country until recently was almost a colony of South Africa?
Namibia/ South West Africa
Is Gabon located in South Africa?
gabon is located in South west Africa at the coast and is surrounded by eqitorial guenia and Congo.
Is Zimbabwe in west Africa or South Africa?
South Africa is stuated to the west of Atlantic Ocean and to the east of the Pacific Ocean. No: Sorry to contradict but South Africa is East from the Atlantic & to the West of the Indian Ocean. It might best be described as both East & West of the Pacific !
What South African colony of South West Africa became the independent country in 1990?
Namibia
What are some interesting facts about Gabon?
South Africa = a country. Southern Africa = a region. Gabon is in West Africa, nowhere near either South or Southern Africa.
Which country was known as south west Africa before its independence in 1990?
Namibia
Which country was known as 'south -west Africa' before independence in 1990?
Namibia
What is the original spelling of Namibia?
Before the country was renamed to Namibia, it was known as South West Africa. So the original spelling is Namibia/ South West Africa.
What south west country gained its independence from south Africa?
south west africa/ namibia
What is the German colony known as that was once South West Africa?
After World War I, it was put under the control of South Africa and called South-West Africa. After gaining their independence in 1990, the country was renamed Namibia.
What was namibia called?
It was called South West Africa previously.
How far is West Africa from South Africa?
That depends on what country in "West Africa" you are talking about. South Africa is a country, whereas West Africa could be defined as anything on the western coast of the continent. However, as an example, the distance between Cape Town in South Africa and Freetown, Sierra Leone, in West Africa is 3,594 miles.
Old name of Namibia?
Namibia used to be known as South West Africa. Being a neighbour of South Africa, and having shared a long history of oppression under the minority white rule of the racist apartheid South African regime, Namibia was known as South West Africa - first, because of its geographic location and secondly because the apartheid regime wanted to incorporate Namibia as the South Western Province of South Africa - making her an intergral part of South Africa. Thus, Namibia remained known as South West Africa till she attained her independence on 21st Of March 1990.
What country until recently was almost a colony of South Africa?
Namibia/ South West Africa
Is Vredenburg a country in Africa?
No. Vredenburg is a town on the west coast of South Africa.
What ocean borders South Africa to the west?
The South Atlantic Ocean is the body of water to the west of South Africa. The Indian Ocean is located to the east of the country.
What was Namibia before?
Namibia was made the protectorate of German South West Africa in 1884. In 1920, it was mandated to South Africa by the League of Nations and became known as South West Africa.
