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Historical regime · 1948–1994

Apartheid South Africa

White-minority racial state

Apartheid South Africa leans hardest toward Order, Nationalist and Hawk.

MAPVOTEFREEDOMBORDERSWARCULTUREPROPERTYECONOMYTRADERELIGIONSOCIETYTECH
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The 12 axes, with receipts

Map55% local · on the fence
LocalCentral

Pushed black South Africans into nominally self-governing "homelands".

Vote70% authority · leaning
DemocracyAuthority

Elections for the white minority only.

Freedom100% order · all in
LibertyOrder

Pass laws, bannings and detention without trial.

Borders100% nationalist · all in
GlobalistNationalist

Defied UN sanctions.

War100% hawk · all in
DoveHawk

Conscription for white men and wars in neighbouring states.

Culture90% assimilationist · all in
MulticulturalAssimilationist

Legally enforced racial separation.

Property80% private · strong
SharedPrivate

Land and wealth reserved for the white minority.

Economy60% planned · leaning
PlannedFree market

State industries and job reservation.

Trade80% protectionist · strong
Free tradeProtectionist

Sanctions drove self-sufficiency.

Religion100% religious · all in
SecularReligious

Dutch Reformed Church theology backed the regime.

Society100% traditional · all in
ProgressiveTraditional

Strict Calvinist morality and censorship.

Tech60% tech-forward · leaning
Tech-forwardBack-to-nature

Built (and later dismantled) nuclear weapons.

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