Disputes - international:
managed dispute with Namibia over the location of the boundary in
the Orange River
Illicit drugs:
transshipment center for heroin, hashish, marijuana, and possibly
cocaine; cocaine consumption on the rise; world's largest market for
illicit methaqualone, usually imported illegally from India through
various east African countries; illicit cultivation of marijuana;
attractive venue for money launderers given the increasing level of
organized criminal and narcotics activity in the region