South African Republic

The Republic of the South Africa is the most southern country of the African continent. Borders with Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambik and Swazilend in the north (from west to east of the country border) and in the south it is opened to the South Atlantic and Indian oceans. There is a landlocked enclaved country Lesoto inside the territory of the Republic.

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Geopolitical profile

Geopolitical position:

Position on the geopolitical map:

Rimland of Africa, the keeper of the biggest sea ports of the continent. Geopolitically can depend on the Athlantist partnership, economically can allow cooperation with Eurasian countries.

Geopolitical balance:

60% Eurasianist, 40% Atlanticist.

Main geopolitical allies:

The countries of BRICS (especially China) and Africa.

Opponents:

United States, Great Britain

Neutrality:

Latin America

International disputes:

SAR placed military units in order to assist police operations along the Lesotho, Zimbabwe border, and Mozambique to control smuggling, and illegal migration; SAR and Namibia have not signed or ratified the text of the 1994 Surveyor's General agreement placing the boundary in the middle of the Orange River

Ethnosociology:

Ethnical structure:

Afrikaners and English Africans - 9,6% (used to be named 'white')
'Asians' (mostly from India) - 2%
'black' - 79% ( Zulu, Xhosa, Basotho (South Sotho), Bapedi (North Sotho), Venda, Tswana, Tsonga, Swazi and Ndebele)
'Colored' - 8,9%

Religious structure:

Christian churches - more than 79% (2006) (Orthodox Christian - about 0,1%), non-chrustian religions - about 3% (African Traditional Religion - 0,3%), no religion/not stated - about 16%.

Languages:

Afrikaans

English

North Ndebele

South Ndebele

Xhosa

Zulu

Political Ideology:

Political schema :

Officially SAR is a democratic republic. Though, the democracy can not be called western-styled liberal democracy and is greatly influenced by both tribal
culture, national heritage and legacy of Boer culture. Also of importance is the influence of modern international law.

Geoeconomy:

Economical descriprtion:

Second world country, which is possible to join big international unions and cooperations. Former British colony. Most part of trade goes through the sea ways, because of the small economical potential and political stability of the bordering countries. The main trade orientations are BRICS, European countries and USA.

Geostrategy:

Geostrategy description:

The country's strategy is the inner stability and peaceful trade cooperatuon with partners. The country has a lot of mineral resources, especially metals of
platinum group, gold, diamonds, lead, coal etc. which can keep the country on the level of industrial society, not transforming to post-industrial mode
though most of the people, who able to work are busy in the service sector. Poor medical industry and high involvence in touristic and trade business make
the country nearly defenseless from the biological weapon tests of the NATO laboratories.
In 2008 the country passed through the wave of migrant rebels and had to resort to the police and national army forces to stop the mayhem caused by them.

Values structure:

Marginal notes:

Officially the country is more oriented to the values of multicultural dialogue and traditional (modern) European laws. Historically the territory of the
country was not politicaly stable, so the stability of the region is one of the most important principles.

Hovewer, after the cancel of the aparteid policy, the standart of living of the african people is still low: much of them are too poor to have education,
live in harsh conditions and are included in criminal sphere.

Transnational organizations:

Transnational description:

African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States

The Commonwealth

African Union

Southern African Customs Union (SACU)

G20

BRICS

United Nations

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South African Republic

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