South Rhodesia (Lion Country)

South Rhodesia or Southern Rhodesia is one of the three constituent states of the Federation of the Rhodesias. It is the second most populated (behind North Rhodesia). It is the most economically important of the three states, and is home to the capital city of Salisbury.

I existed until 1936 as an independent self governing colony, until it federated with North Rhodesia to form a new country within the British Empire. It's official border with North Rhodesia is the Zambezi river, which bisects the federation in half.

South Rhodesia has some of the highest quality soil for growing crops on the entire continent and is an agricultural powerhouse, producing most of Rhodesia's food crop, with plenty left over for export. This high agricultural productivity has earned it the nickname 'The Breadbasket of Africa'. It is also home to a sizeable industrial heartland, centered around Saint Mary (formally Bulawayo).