Prior to the onset of apartheid and the following embargo, the Boer Free State had one of the strongest economies in southern Africa. The vast mineral resources of Johannesburg and the Drakensburg Mountains guaranteed the industry of mining as a source of income, and many cities in the region were heavily industrial. With the loss of ability to export its goods, however, the Boer Free State has become one of the poorest regions in Africa.
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