Matebeleland, officially the Ndebele Kingdom (Ndebele:Mthwakazi) , is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa. It is bordered by Transvaal to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Mashonaland to the northwest and Mozambique to the east.It has a population of over 2,000,000 people, from which about 81% are vulpine. Currently, Matabeleland is a absolute monarchy. It is a member of the United Nations, the Southern African Customs Union and the World Trade Organization.