.Southern Africa Map. This is a map of Central and South Africa made in Africa by Africa's premier map maker,  Map Studio. It is easy to confuse Southern Africa with the country of South Africa. Southern Africa is a region, South Africa is a country.  In the map sample below you can see a list of all the countries that are shown on this map. The cover itself does a good job of showing you some sample cartography.  Share a story of something interesting you have seen in Africa. .    See the National Geographic map of Africa.