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___MASK68___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK68___ , is a landlocked country located in Southern ___MASK35___ . The citizens refer to themselves as " Batswana " ( singular : " Motswana "). Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland , ___MASK68___ 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 National ___MASK6___ Party ( UNIP ) is a political party in Zambia . It governed the country from 1964 to 1991 under the presidency of Kenneth Kaunda , and was the sole legal party between 1973 and 1991 . The Republic of ___MASK72___ is a landlocked country in Southern ___MASK35___ , neighbouring the ___MASK58___ to the north , Tanzania to the north - east , Malawi to the east , Mozambique , ___MASK49___ , Botswana and Namibia to the south , and Angola to the west . The capital city is ___MASK42___ , in the south - central part of ___MASK72___ . The population is concentrated mainly around ___MASK42___ in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the northwest , the core economic hubs of the country . Southern ___MASK35___ is the southernmost region of the African continent , variably defined by geography or geopolitics , and including several countries . The term " southern ___MASK35___ " or " Southern ___MASK35___ ", generally includes Angola , Botswana , Lesotho , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , ___MASK27___ , Swaziland , Zambia , and ___MASK49___ . From a political perspective the region is said to be unipolar with ___MASK27___ as a first regional power . Mozambique ( or ), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( or "") is a country in Southeast ___MASK35___ bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east , Tanzania to the north , Malawi and Zambia to the northwest , ___MASK49___ to the west , and Swaziland and South ___MASK35___ 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 ). Kenneth David Kaunda ( ___MASK52___ 28 April 1924 ), also known as KK , served as the first President of ___MASK72___ , from 1964 to 1991 . The ___MASK58___ , also known as DR Congo , DRC , DROC , East Congo , Congo - ___MASK3___ , 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 ___MASK97___ , 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 ___MASK58___ is the most populated officially Francophone country , the fourth most - populated nation in Africa and the eighteenth most populated country in the world . ___MASK51___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK51___ (; Kikongo , Kimbundu and Umbundu : " Repubilika ya Ngola "), is a country in Southern ___MASK35___ . It is the seventh - largest country in ___MASK35___ and is bordered by Namibia to the south , the ___MASK58___ 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 ___MASK58___ . The capital and largest city of ___MASK51___ is ___MASK80___ . ___MASK42___ is the capital and largest city of Zambia . One of the fastest - developing cities in southern Africa , ___MASK42___ 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 . ___MASK42___ 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 . Copperbelt Province in ___MASK72___ 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 - ___MASK6___ period , but its economic importance was severely damaged by a crash in ___MASK14___ copper prices in 1973 . The province adjoins Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo , which is similarly mineral - rich . Malawi ( or ; or [ maláwi ]), officially the Republic of Malawi , is a landlocked country in southeast ___MASK35___ 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 ___MASK35___ ". Tanzania , officially the United Republic of Tanzania , is a country in Eastern ___MASK35___ within the African Great Lakes region . Parts of the country are in Southern ___MASK35___ . It is bordered by ___MASK34___ and Uganda to the north ; ___MASK65___ , 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 , ___MASK35___ ' s highest mountain , is in northeastern Tanzania . ___MASK49___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK49___ , 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 , ___MASK49___ has 16 official languages , with English , Shona , and Ndebele the most commonly used . Namibia , officially the Republic of Namibia ( German : ), is a country in southern ___MASK35___ whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean . It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north , Botswana to the east and ___MASK27___ to the south and east . Although it does not border ___MASK49___ , 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 ___MASK27___ 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 ( ___MASK84___ ), and the Commonwealth of Nations .