South Africa (Concert of Europe)

The South African Union (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaansche Unie), colloquially called South Africa (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrika) is a country in, and indeed the southernmost country on the African continent. It borders the to its east, the Portuguese colony of  to its northeast,  and the  codominium to its north, the German colony of  to its northwest, and the  to its west and south.

The country was born in the 17th century, when Dutch settlers (boers) arrived from Europe. Since then, the territory became a British possession after a series of violent conflicts: afterwards, the country gradually became independent before willingly cutting all ties with Britain during the. Afrikaans was made the only official language of the state, and many ethnically British inhabitants of the country were expelled.

Today, South Africa is one of the most prosperous and powerful independent countries in Africa. Racial segregation is institutionally guaranteed by the state with an apartheid regime: indigenous communities and tribes have their own semi-independent territories to manage and are granted a limited representation in the South African government. South Africa's economy is based on mining, naval industry and agriculture. The country is made up of four republics:

Also, the Bechuanaland territory is shared in a codominium with neighboring Rhodesia.