Region/Southern Africa
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Southern Africa 
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| Founder | TOR Southern Africa | |
| WA Delegate | Woonrocket | |
| Members | 8 | |
| - | of which WA | 6 |
| Regional population | ||
| - | 2014 estimate | 54 billion |
| GRP | N/A | |
| Regional HDI | 0.540 medium |
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| Region page Southern Africa |
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| NSTracker Southern Africa |
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Southern Africa is a small region, sparsely populated by only 8 nations and only 6 World Assembly Members.
In Southern Africa, denizens enjoy their civil rights, although not too much, or too freely. Nations in the region are healthy democracies, with denizens being afforded an extensive array of political freedoms. The economy of the region is very strong, with a large number of very powerful trading powers. Denizens tend to pay their taxes quickly and quietly, with a median tax rate of 22%. The economies of nations in the region tend to be heavily weighted towards the private sector, with on average 31% of the economy comprising the public sector. Commerce is low priority for governments, accounting for an average of 1% of public expenditure, although commerce is generally seen as a source of tax revenue.
In Southern Africa, denizens are afforded a reasonable education, although funding is somewhat wanting. Criminality is rife within the region, with law enforcement struggling to cope. Governments allocate a meagre 1%, on average, of their budgets to law and order. Denizens have small defense forces. Public transport is an afterthought, with only 1% of total government budgets in the region being devoted to it.
Nobody really knows about the state of administration in Southern Africa. Observers asked for information, but found nobody was available to take calls. Governments generally endow their healthcare departments with a large amount of funding, with an average of 6% of government budgets across the region being devoted to healthcare. Welfare in the region is minimal, with only a small amount of expenditure being devoted to spending on social security. Governments in the region are avowedly atheist - no public funds are allocated to spirituality.
Social inequality is rife amongst the nations within Southern Africa. Natural environments are quite bad, although some measures have been undertaken to ensure that the environment is protected.
