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Q: What are some common languages in the region
Q: What is one environmental issue and why?
Q: What is the apartheid?

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Botswanas population mostly consists of younglings, due to the fact that people between ages of 20-44 have lots of children, and they're able to be kept up with because botswana isn't too poor of a place.

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Nambias population booms from ages 0-15 because the country is quite poor, and people can't live as long due to poor health care, broken water systems, and health conditions.

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Traditional Malagasy worldview is shaped by values that emphasize fihavanana (solidarity), vintana (destiny), tody (karma), and hasina, a sacred life force that traditional communities believe imbues and thereby legitimates authority figures within the community or family. Other cultural elements commonly found throughout the island include the practice of male circumcision; strong kinship ties; a widespread belief in the power of magic, diviners, astrology and witch doctors; and a traditional division of social classes into nobles, commoners, and slaves.

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Common religions are Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, and Traditional African
Common Languages are Afrikaans, Swazi, Xhosa, Tsonga, Zulu, Sotho, and Venda.

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Parliamentary representative democratic republic, President of Botswana is the head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is carried out by the government. Legislative power is shared between the government and the Parliament of Botswana. The party system has been dominated by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which has never lost power since its independence. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.

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Approximately 9 million people live in the province and they are Zulu-speakers. The Eastern Cape Province has the second largest population with 5.8 million people and they are Xhosa-speakers. Northern Cape remains the province with the smallest population, with approximately 1.1 million people, who are Tswana and Colored.

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Unique cultural elements of South Africa

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Unique cultural elements of South Africa

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Under the 1965 constitution, Botswana is a republic with an executive President chosen by the National Assembly for the concurrent five-year term. The Botswana Democratic Party has ruled that the party leadership is only to be held by any one person for two full terms.
Status:

-Republic with executive president

Legislature:

-Parliament

Independence:

-30 September 1966

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Between 1900s, Britain claims Transvaal British victory; Peace Treaty of Vereeniging ends South African War. Last Zulu uprising against British. White miners strike against Chinese labor. British Parliament enacts the South Africa Act, proposed constitution of Union of South Africa. Self-governing Union of South Africa established within British Commonwealth. Legislation reserves skilled jobs for whites.
Land Bank established to assist white farmers. South African Native National Congress (later African National Congress--ANC) formed. Natives Land Act limits black ownership to reserves. Campaign of civil disobedience led by Indian human rights activist Mohandas Gandhi. Government foils coup plot by Afrikaner military officers. South Africa invades German South-West Africa, Germans surrender. South Africa supports Allies in World War I. Founding of Afrikaner Broederbond. South Africa receives League of Nations mandate to administer former German colony, South-West Africa. Communist Party of South Africa was established

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Between 1713 and 1828, Smallpox epidemic devastated Khoikhoi. Afrikaners defeated Xhosa but the Xhosa also defeated Afrikaners. Britain seized control of the Cape, starting first of a series of Xhosa-British wars. Drought- and famine-produced upheaval in Natal. Dutch Batavian Republic took control over the Cape, However shortly after Britain regains control over Cape. Britain ends its slave trade, and British missionaries arrive in southern Africa. Shaka defeated Buthelezi chiefdom. Dutch formally cede Cape to British. Afrikaner rebelled against British rule at Slachters Nek. Shaka assumed control over Zulu. Zulu expansion, decade of upheaval. British defeat of Xhosa; expulsion of Africans between Great Fish and Keiskama rivers. First white settlement at Port Natal. Shaka assassinated, succeeded by Dingane.

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Towards the beginning of the 16th century, Portuguese ships land at Table Bay, and they are greeted by Bantu-speaking farmers and herdsmen, who establish trade with Europeans. Between 1652 and 1688, First permanent Dutch settlement at Cape of Good Hope. Dutch imported slaves from Angola and West Africa.The Khoikhoi revolt against Dutch encroachment. Warfare between Khoikhoi and Dutch. French Huguenots begin to settle at Cape.