<span>Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino)</span>
The defining feature of limiting war is that weapnons used, the territory involved , or the goal they are after are restricted in some way.
Ex: Prohibiting the use of nuclear weapons during said war.
The setting allowed him to invent all different kinds of imaginary creatures, myths, and gods. Middle Earth gave him much liberty and he could create practically everything from scratch. A real place would limit him in many ways and the story would not look that magical.
The reason as to why it is surprising the those Central African nations have not been more economically boosting is that these regions has an abundance of both renewable and non-renewable natural resources, making it possible for them to have a successful economy. Hope this helps.