Countries in Southern Africa

How Many Nations in Southern Africa

Located in south part of Africa, Southern Africa is composed of 5 countries. Here is an alphabetical list of all countries in South Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, and South Africa.

1. South Africa

Capital: Pretoria (Executive), Bloemfontein (Judiciary), Cape Town (Legislative) Approximate territorial extension: 1,219,090 km 2 Language: Afrikaans and English (plus eleven official languages) Currency: Rand

2. Botswana

Capital: Gaborone Approximate territorial extension: 581,730 km 2 English language Currency: Pula

3. Lesotho

Capital: Maseru Approximate territorial extension: 30,360 km 2 Language: English and Sessoto Currency: Loti

4. Namibia

Capital: Windhoek Approximate territorial extension: 824.290 km 2 English language Currency: Namibian Dollar

5. Swaziland

Capital: Mbabane / Lobamba Approximate territorial extension: 17.630 km 2 Language: English and Sussuati Currency: Lilangeni

Countries in Southern Africa by Population and Their Capitals

As noted above, there are five independent countries in the Southern Africa. Among them, the largest country is South Africa and the smallest one is Swaziland in term of population. The full list of Southern African countries with capitals is shown in the table below, ranked by latest total population.

Map of South African Countries