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A parliamentary republic, South Africa is the continent's largest industrial economy and a multiracial democracy born from the end of apartheid, marked by cultural diversity and deep social inequalities.
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Leans further toward pacifist than 87% of the 185 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Diplomacy is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Trade, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most countries.
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Centrist branch that accepts the market economy but prioritizes social protection, public services, gradual reforms, and institutional consensus to reduce inequality without political rupture or permanent polarization.
Reformist current that reinterprets Islam in light of reason, human rights and pluralism, advocating democracy, gender equality, a non-confessional state and freedom of conscience, in Muhammad Abduh's modernist tradition.
Centrist branch that prioritizes sustainability, gradual energy transition, environmental regulation, and technological prudence, seeking to reconcile climate protection, markets, and democratic institutions without anti-capitalist rupture.
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Stalinist SocialismRadical Left34%
A Czech statesman and philosopher, Masaryk was the founder and first president of Czechoslovakia, defending humanist democracy, minority rights, and ethical values as the basis of national political life.
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A presidential federal republic in North America, Mexico unites electoral democracy, a market economy integrated with the United States, and persistent challenges of inequality, corruption, and drug-related violence.
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Germany's first democracy, the Weimar Republic united parliamentarism, proportional representation, and intense cultural life, but was undermined by economic crises and political instability that paved the way for Nazism.
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