Region/Southern Africa
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Southern Africa 
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| Founder | TOR Southern Africa | |
| WA Delegate | No Delegate | |
| Members | 7 | |
| - | of which WA | 0 |
| Regional population | ||
| - | 2014 estimate | 19 billion |
| GRP | N/A | |
| Regional HDI | 0.550 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 7 nations.
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. The median tax rate of the region is 25%, but is frequently higher for the wealthy. The economies of nations in the region tend to be heavily weighted towards the public sector, with on average only 38% of the economy comprising the private sector. Commerce within the region is an irrelevant annoyance to governments.
Education is a priority for governments throughout Southern Africa, with ample funding being provided and teachers enjoying a great deal of support. The region's law enforcement officials try hard to combat a relatively high level of crime, but are hampered by a lack of funding. Denizens have small defense forces. Due to the lack of any Public transport, streets are packed with cars, bikes, and assorted noisy vehicles.
The administration departments of Southern Africa are all-consuming, soaking up budgets in aid of supporting a bureaucracy of millions, with an average of 22% of government budgets being devoted to Administration. Some government provision is made for healthcare, but at an average of only 4% the provision for healthcare in the region is paltry. Welfare is a large part of government expenditure, with denizens amply provided for. 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.
