Countries Inside South Africa 2024

The concept of countries "inside" South Africa can be taken multiple ways. If the question is "which country is actually geographically landlocked within the larger country of South Africa?" the only answer is Lesotho.
However, if the question is "which countries are located in the Southern African region?" several other countries may also qualify.
As with most unofficial classifications, sources often disagree about which countries are and are not part of Southern Africa. The "General Inclusion" column compiles the results of several such various sources.
The United Nations Geoscheme divides Africa into five subregions: Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa, and Western Africa
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) was established in 1980 to facilitate co-operation in the region

Country	General Inclusion	Landlocked within South Africa	UN South Africa Subregion	SADC Member
Angola	Usually
Mozambique	Usually
Zambia	Usually
Zimbabwe	Usually
Madagascar	Sometimes
Malawi	Sometimes
Mauritius	Sometimes
Reunion	Sometimes
Comoros	Sometimes
Mayotte	Sometimes
DR Congo	Rarely
Tanzania	Rarely
Seychelles	Rarely
South Africa	Always
Namibia	Always
Botswana	Always
Lesotho	Always
Eswatini	Always

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