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Fact sheet · People profile · AK-SAN-2026
San / Basarwa

San

Africa
90 000 – 140 000
Khoisan languages
Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
Recognized · ACHPR · Self-identified
This fact sheet is being documented with the communities concerned. Content shown is a working draft.

Among the oldest continuous cultures on Earth; hunter-gatherer heritage of southern Africa.

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