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South Africa is one of Africa's wealthiest nations. It has the highest GDP value in Africa. Its stock exchange (JSE) is one of the strongest in the world. However, due to a large population and unemployment, the GDP per capita is low. Therefore it is not easy to judge which is the richest country in Africa since a country like Seychelles can have a very low GDP value, but since it is a small country it can have a high GDP per capita value.

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