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Southern Africa (Region)

Detailed LGBTQIA+ country and regional guides with all the information you need when travelling
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Discover Southern Africa with Gayther’s interactive travel guides designed for the LGBTQIA+ community (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender etc.) and its allies planning to travel to the region.

With five detailed country and nine regional guides all highlighting the community’s safety within any given country. The guides also feature a wide range of essential information, such as what type of electrical plugs are used. Discover the best time of year to visit with the interactive weather search facility and translations for common phrases.

Gayther travel guides have all the information you need when planning a trip
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Discover the world as an LGBTQIA+ traveller

  INTERACTIVE MAP

click here  Click on a region to discover more

EXCEPTIONAL AND DIVERSE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY

Learn more about the exceptional and diverse global LGBTQIA+ community. Discover interesting facts, join in the fun with interactive games, learn more about the exceptional pioneers and advocates and take pride in all of the sexualities, gender identities and special groups. Discover all things LGBTQIA+ with Gayther today

  ABOUT SOUTHERN AFRICA

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SOUTHERN AFRICA
(pronounced - suhth-ern-af-ri-kuh | ˈsʌð ərnˈæf rɪ kə)
DEMONYMS:  African
Southern Africa is the smallest region in the African continent and comprises five countries. The region is 2.7 million square kilometres or 1 million square miles, making up 9% of the continent. Southern Africa has ten official languages, one timezone, and c.1.7 million (or 0.8%) of the LGBTQIA+ population.
LEGAL RECOGNITION
by the number of countries
1 (20%)
High or Very High (LGBTQIA+ Equality)
1 (20%)
Low or Very Low (LGBTQIA+ Equality)

WORLDWIDE PLUG TYPES AND ELECTRICITY INFORMATION

Whenever planning a trip overseas, knowing what types of plugs are used and other electricity information is crucial for making sure you protect your equipment and devices as well as ensuring that you have the right adapters with you. The Gayther Worldwide electricity guides provide three interactive and fun ways to quickly and easily find electricity-related information

  GEOGRAPHY

African
Demonyms & Adjectivals
Southern, Tropics
Hemispheres
3
OCEANS
(Antarctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean)
2,693,418
square kilometres
Total Area
c.69.2 million
Total Population
c.1.8 million
LGBTQIA+ Population
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TAKING PRIDE IN YOU

Acceptance and coming to terms with a part of what makes you can be challenging for many people. The Gayther pride in series is about celebrating all things relating to sexualities, gender identities and special groups. Showcasing the exceptional people, interesting facts and ways to connect with those unique communities, all designed to help and promote pride in LGBTQIA+ identities

  LGBTQIA+ POPULATION

EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE MAKING HISTORY

Over the past 50 years, the LGBTQIA+ global community has seen many positive developments, where the rights and protection for community members have greatly improved. The improvements and changes are a direct result of the exceptional individuals who stood up, often at great personal risk, to fight for and promote community rights. Discover more about some of these exceptional individuals today

  List of Countries

Discover the detailed country and regional guides available on Gayther. Learn about the LGBTQIA+ equality status, currencies used, languages spoken, everyday phrases and much more. Search for any given country by name (in alphabetical order). If you want to learn more about any given country, please click on the flag, or the country name, which will open the required content in a new window

  Top Destinations

..your world to discover

When travelling, as a non-native speaker of a language or when you cannot speak, communicating how you are thinking and feeling to a medical practitioner can be challenging. The medical diagnosis interpreter, also known as the MDI, is a free click and point solution where you can use literal translations for up to 89 different languages
Knowing the local emergency telephone numbers is crucial, whether at home or abroad. The Gayther guide not only provides the various telephone numbers for the emergency services worldwide but also common phrases in the native language
GAYTHER AFFINITY

Gayther Affinity is a private platform for the LGBTQIA+ community and their friends. A space that gives you the freedom to be yourself, helping you communicate with and connect to people similar to yourself from around the world and from all age groups and backgrounds. Get involved with groups discussions, ask questions or quickly search for inclusive business, services, and events near you. Gayther Affinity is committed to safeguarding its users. Through a closed network where user registration is required and enforcing block/report policies and functions to stop online abuse. Signup for your free Affinity account today.

GETTING FROM A TO B

When travelling, getting around often takes time and planning. The Gayther travel and transport section features thousands of airports, trains, metro stations, ports and many more modes of transport across the globe. Discover our interactive tool, featuring enhanced airport and metro station listings making it even easier to get from A to B

  Climate / Weather

Southern Africa’s climate data is based on daily averages over fifteen years. The climate data is comprised of the following data sets:
  • Average temperatures – based on the average daily recorded temperatures (available in degrees Celsius (Metric) and degrees Fahrenheit (Imperial))
  • Low temperatures – based on the average daily lowest recorded temperatures (available in degrees Celsius (Metric) and degrees Fahrenheit (Imperial))
  • High temperatures – based on the average daily highest recorded temperatures (available in degrees Celsius (Metric) and degrees Fahrenheit (Imperial))
  • Average rainfall – based on the average daily recorded rainfall (available in centimetres (Metric) and inches (Imperial)
  • Average wind speed – based on the average daily recorded wind speeds (available in kilometres per hour (Metric) or miles per hour (Imperial)
  • Average snowfall – based on the average daily recorded snowfall (available in centimetres (Metric) and inches (Imperial)

MONTHLY HEATMAP - discover the average temperature

The 12-month heatmap is a rough guide based on monthly average temperatures taken across the entire country. Temperatures within larger countries will likely vary significantly by each region, which is not reflected within the heatmaps
Click on < > to navigate back and forward between the various months

  Travel Inspiration

QUICK LINKS:  January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
Need inspiration and ideas around possible travel destinations at different times in the year? Our easy-to-use guide provides you with the ten top worldwide destinations. Learn more about the monthly average temperature for the highlighted destinations every month of the year.

click here  Click on the flag or name of the highlighted destination for more information

WHAT TIME IS IT IN…

With 24 time zones observed around the world, it can be 5 am in one country and 5 pm at the same time in another part of the world. The Gayther time zone guides provide four fun and interactive ways to find out any time zones and whether daylight savings time is observed for every country around the world. Discover all things time-related today

  Useful Information

  TERMS

(literal translations for popular languages)

English
southern africa
Spanish
áfrica del sur
French
afrique australe
German
südliches afrika
Mandarin
南部非洲
Arabic
جنوب افريقيا
Hebrew
דרום אפריקה
Hindi
दक्षिणी अफ्रीका
Dutch
zuidelijk afrika
Portuguese
áfrica do sul
Russian
южная африка
Japanese
南部アフリカ
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Afrique Australe (fr) | Südliches Afrika (de) | África Austral (es) | Africa del Sud (it) | Zuidelijk Afrika (du) | África Austral (pt)
5

Unique currencies

10

Unique emergency numbers

230 volts | 50 watts
Average electricity volts and watts
4 plugs
(C, D, G, M)
100%
Drive on the Left
10

Official languages spoken

1

Time zones used

WHAT LANGUAGES ARE SPOKEN WHERE

It is estimated that there are over seven thousand languages and dialects spoken around the world. When travelling, it is important to find out what languages are spoken where, as well, as key phrases and terms in those languages. The Gayther Worldwide languages guide features all of the main languages spoken around the world, organised by country and region. Discover all things languages today