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A political ___MASK29___ , also referred to as a political coalition , political bloc , is an agreement for cooperation between different political parties on common political agenda , often for purposes of contesting an election to mutually benefit by collectively clearing election thresholds , or otherwise benefiting from characteristics of the voting system or for government formation after elections . ___MASK38___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK38___ , is a landlocked country located in southern Africa , between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers . It is bordered by South Africa to the south , Botswana to the west and southwest , Zambia to the northwest , and Mozambique to the east and northeast . Although it does not border Namibia , less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River separates it from that country . The capital and largest city is Harare . A country of roughly 13 million people , ___MASK38___ has 16 official languages , with English , Shona , and Ndebele the most commonly used . ___MASK100___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK100___ , is a landlocked country located in Southern ___MASK64___ . The citizens refer to themselves as " Batswana " ( singular : " Motswana "). Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , ___MASK100___ adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966 . Since then , it has maintained a strong tradition of stable representative democracy , with a consistent record of uninterrupted democratic elections . The United Democratic ___MASK29___ ( UDA ) was a political ___MASK29___ in Zambia formed to contest the 2006 general elections . Namibia , officially the Republic of Namibia ( German : ), is a country in southern ___MASK64___ whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean . It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north , Botswana to the east and ___MASK44___ to the south and east . Although it does not border ___MASK38___ , a part of less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River ( essentially a small bulge in Botswana to achieve a Botswana / Zambia micro - border ) separates the two countries . Namibia gained independence from ___MASK44___ on 21 March 1990 , following the Namibian War of Independence . Its capital and largest city is Windhoek , and it is a member state of the United Nations ( UN ), the Southern African Development Community ( SADC ), the African Union ( ___MASK74___ ), and the Commonwealth of Nations . Malawi ( or ; or [ maláwi ]), officially the Republic of Malawi , is a landlocked country in southeast ___MASK64___ that was formerly known as Nyasaland . It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest , Tanzania to the northeast , and Mozambique on the east , south and west . The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi . Malawi is over with an estimated population of 16 , 777 , 547 ( July 2013 est .). Its capital is Lilongwe , which is also Malawi ' s largest city ; the second largest is Blantyre , the third is Mzuzu and the fourth largest is its old capital Zomba . The name Malawi comes from the Maravi , an old name of the Nyanja people that inhabit the area . The country is also nicknamed " The Warm Heart of ___MASK64___ ". Southern ___MASK64___ is the southernmost region of the African continent , variably defined by geography or geopolitics , and including several countries . The term " southern ___MASK64___ " or " Southern ___MASK64___ ", generally includes Angola , Botswana , Lesotho , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , ___MASK44___ , Swaziland , Zambia , and ___MASK38___ . From a political perspective the region is said to be unipolar with ___MASK44___ as a first regional power . Tanzania , officially the United Republic of Tanzania , is a country in Eastern ___MASK64___ within the African Great Lakes region . Parts of the country are in Southern ___MASK64___ . It is bordered by ___MASK49___ and Uganda to the north ; ___MASK9___ , Burundi , and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west ; Zambia , Malawi , and Mozambique to the south ; and by the Indian Ocean to the east . Mount Kilimanjaro , ___MASK64___ ' s highest mountain , is in northeastern Tanzania . Copperbelt Province in ___MASK97___ covers the mineral - rich Copperbelt , and farming and bush areas to the south . It was the backbone of the Northern Rhodesian economy during British colonial rule and fuelled the hopes of the immediate post - ___MASK28___ period , but its economic importance was severely damaged by a crash in ___MASK98___ copper prices in 1973 . The province adjoins Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo , which is similarly mineral - rich . The Republic of ___MASK97___ is a landlocked country in Southern ___MASK64___ , neighbouring the ___MASK30___ to the north , Tanzania to the north - east , Malawi to the east , Mozambique , ___MASK38___ , Botswana and Namibia to the south , and Angola to the west . The capital city is ___MASK52___ , in the south - central part of ___MASK97___ . The population is concentrated mainly around ___MASK52___ in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the northwest , the core economic hubs of the country . The ___MASK30___ , also known as DR Congo , DRC , DROC , East Congo , Congo - ___MASK51___ , or simply the Congo is a country located in Central Africa . From 1971 to 1997 it was named , and is sometimes still called Zaire , and from 1908 to 1960 it was called the Belgian Congo . The DRC borders the ___MASK43___ , and South Sudan to the north ; Uganda , Rwanda , Burundi and Tanzania to the east ; Zambia and Angola to the south ; the Republic of the Congo to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest . It is the second - largest country in Africa by area and eleventh largest in the world . With a population of over 80 million , the ___MASK30___ is the most populated officially Francophone country , the fourth most - populated nation in Africa and the eighteenth most populated country in the world . ___MASK52___ is the capital and largest city of Zambia . One of the fastest - developing cities in southern Africa , ___MASK52___ is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city ' s population was about 1 . 7 million , while the urban population is 2 . 4 million . ___MASK52___ is the centre of both commerce and government in Zambia and connects to the country ' s four main highways heading north , south , east and west . English is the official language of the city , but Nyanja and Bemba are also common . ___MASK15___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK15___ (; Kikongo , Kimbundu and Umbundu : " Repubilika ya Ngola "), is a country in Southern ___MASK64___ . It is the seventh - largest country in ___MASK64___ and is bordered by Namibia to the south , the ___MASK30___ to the north and east , Zambia to the east , and the Atlantic Ocean to west . The exclave province of Cabinda has borders with the Republic of the Congo and the ___MASK30___ . The capital and largest city of ___MASK15___ is ___MASK78___ . Mozambique ( or ), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( or "") is a country in Southeast ___MASK64___ bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east , Tanzania to the north , Malawi and Zambia to the northwest , ___MASK38___ to the west , and Swaziland and South ___MASK64___ to the southwest . It is separated from Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east . The capital and largest city is Maputo ( known as " Lourenço Marques " before independence ).