▁Canal ' s ▁completion ▁and ▁modern ization , ▁it ▁cannot ▁accommod ate ▁larger ▁vessels ▁including ▁many ▁war ships , ▁tank ers , ▁and ▁cargo ▁vessels . ▁Thus ▁the ▁Cape ▁of ▁Good ▁Hope ▁route ▁remains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁and ▁highly ▁des irable ▁routes ▁for ▁free ▁sh ipping ▁when ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁other ▁global ▁cho ke ▁points ▁are ▁closed ▁off ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁war . ▁ ▁We alth y ▁nations ▁are ▁usually ▁great ▁mar itime ▁naval ▁powers , ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁nav ies ▁is ▁tied ▁in ▁with ▁protect ing ▁those ▁great ▁nations ' ▁trade ▁and ▁their ▁military ▁strength , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁result ▁in ▁ge ost r ateg ic ▁strength . ▁Ess entially , ▁the ▁power ▁that ▁has ▁the ▁might iest ▁n avy ▁and ▁prev ails ▁on ▁the ▁high ▁se as ▁becomes ▁the ▁world ' s ▁greatest ▁power , ▁which ▁is ▁something ▁nations ▁have ▁known ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time , ▁hence ▁their ▁commercial ▁and ▁naval ▁rival ry ▁on ▁the ▁high ▁se as . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁UN ▁scheme ▁of ▁ge ographic ▁regions , ▁five ▁countries ▁const itute ▁Southern ▁Africa . ▁The ▁most ▁powerful ▁is ▁South ▁Africa , ▁while ▁the ▁others ▁are ▁the ▁small ▁countries ▁of ▁B ots w ana , ▁Les oth o , ▁Nam ib ia ▁and ▁Sw az il and . ▁The ▁region ▁is ▁often ▁reck oned ▁to ▁include ▁Ang ola ▁( o ften ▁also ▁included ▁in ▁Central ▁Africa ); ▁Moz amb ique ▁and ▁Mad agas car ▁( also ▁included ▁in ▁East ▁Africa ); ▁Mal