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Cuanza, officially the Cuanzan Commonwealth (CC), is the a country in Central and Southern Africa. It is bounded on the west by the South Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the neighboring countries of Angola, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the east by Zambia and Zimbabwe, and to the south by Botswana and Namibia. Cuanza has a population of roughly 15.5 million. Only about 41 percent of Cuanzan's are of Sub-Saharan African ancestry, divided among a variety of ethnic groups speaking different Bantu languages, which are all classified as national languages. The remaining population consists of Africa's second largest communities of European (white), multiracial (Mixed) and Asian ancestry.

Cuanza is a multiethnic society encompassing a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions. Its pluralistic makeup is reflected in the constitution's recognition of 11 national languages, along with English and Cuanzan Portuguese as the official languages of the country. English is the most widely spoken language in the country with an estimated 56% of Cuanzan's knowing English as their first or second language. About 24% speak Portuguese as their first or second language. The country is one of the few in Africa never to have had a coup d'état, and regular elections have been held for over a century. However, the vast majority of black Cuanzans were not enfranchised until 1997.

During the 20th century, the black majority sought to recover its rights from the dominant white minority, with this struggle playing a large role in the country's recent history and politics. From 1923 to 1958 white minority rule was instituted by the Cuanza Party. However a constitutional crisis, along with the need to suppress black movements, the United Party enfranchised both Colored's and Asian's to technically begin majority rule. Cuanza instituted a segergational system similar to that of Carolina however avoided forced relocation of African's. The black enfranchisement movement was usually peaceful and headed by Augustino Silva Cardoso from 1974 to 1997. Black's were given certain rights under a new Bill of Rights in 1976 which allowed for free speech except for that directly against the Cuanzan government. It also allowed freedom of assembly if the right permits were acquired. This was a concession by the United Party to hopefully stop a civil war such as those that were occurring in South-West Africa and Rhodesia. With the CODESA Talks beginning between South Africa and the African National Congress, many blacks called for full immediate enfranchisement. In 1992, Silva Cardoso was invited to speak with Prime Minister Jackson Angier to begin talks. Black's were allowed to vote in a 1994 referendum deciding if Cuanza's constitution should be rewritten to enfranchise blacks. An astonishing 93% voted yes with more than half of whites saying that they favored a constitutional rewrite. The constitution was rewritten in 1996 and passed by Parliament in 1997. Among other thing's it created a Federal System under the British crown similar to Australia and began universal enfranchisement.

Since 1997, all ethnic and linguistic groups have had political representation in the country's democracy, which comprises a Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy and twenty provinces. The World Bank classifies Cuanza as an upper-middle-income economy, and a newly industrialised country. Its economy is the sixth-largest in Africa. In terms of purchasing power parity, Cuanza has the fifth-highest per capita income in Africa. Cuanza is referred to as the most developed country in Africa due to it's high quality infrastructure system and relatively wealthy cities. However, poverty and inequality remain widespread, with about 15% of the population unemployed and living on less than US$1.25 a day. Nevertheless, Cuanza has been identified as a middle power in international affairs, and maintains significant regional influence.