# Namibia

Namibia

republic, sovereign state, country| Part of | Southern Africa, European Union tax haven blacklist  |
| Year dem found am | 1990  |
| Official name | Namibia, République de Namibie  |
| Native label | Republic of Namibia, Republiek van Namibië, Republik Namibia  |
| Dem name after | Namib  |
| Official language | English  |
| Anthem | Namibia, Land of the Brave  |
| Culture | culture of Namibia  |
| Motto text | Unity, Liberty, Justice, Endless horizons, Undod, Rhyddid, Cyfiawnder  |
| Continent | Africa  |
| Country | Namibia  |
| Capital | Windhoek  |
| Located in time zone | UTC+02:00, Africa/Windhoek  |
| Located in or next to body of water | Atlantic Ocean  |
| Located in/on physical feature | Southern Africa  |
| Coordinate location | 23°0′0″S 17°0′0″E  |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 17°47′26″S 25°15′42″E  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 16°58′12″S 13°9′0″E, 16°57′49″S 13°10′7″E  |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 28°58′9″S 19°7′12″E  |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 17°15′0″S 11°45′2″E  |
| Highest point | Brandberg  |
| Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean  |
| Office held by head of state | President of the Republic of Namibia  |
| State ein head | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah  |
| Office head of government hold | Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia  |
| Government ein head | Elijah Ngurare  |
| Executive body | Government of Namibia  |
| Legislative body | Parliament of Namibia  |
| Central bank | Bank of Namibia  |
| Currency | Namibian dollar, rand  |
| Dey share bother plus | Angola, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa  |
| Coextensive with | Africa/Windhoek  |
| Driving side | left  |
| Electrical plug type | AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types, BS 546  |
| Dey replace | South-West Africa  |
| Studied by | Namibian studies  |
| Dema official website |   |
| Hashtag | Namibia  |
| Top-level Internet domain | .na  |
| Flag | flag of Namibia  |
| Coat of arms | coat of arms of Namibia  |
| Geography of topic | Geography of Namibia  |
| Get characteristic | free country  |
| History of topic | history of Namibia  |
| Economy of topic | economy of Namibia  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Namibia  |
| Commonwealth Sport country code | NAM  |
| Mobile country code | 649  |
| Country calling code | +264  |
| Trunk prefix | 0  |
| Emergency phone number | 112, 10111  |
| Licence plate code | NAM  |
| Maritime identification digits | 659  |
| Unicode character | 🇳🇦  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Namibia  |

**Namibia** (/nəˈmɪbiə/ ⓘ, /næˈ-/), officially de **Republic of Namibia**, be a country insyd Southern Africa. Ein western border be de Atlantic Ocean. E dey share land borders plus Angola den Zambia to de north, Botswana to de east den South Africa to de east den south. Although e no dey border Zimbabwe, less dan 200 metres (660 feet) of de Botswanan right bank of de Zambezi River dey separate de two countries. Ein capital den largest city be Windhoek.

De driest country insyd sub-Saharan Africa, Na dem inhabit Namibia since pre-historic times by de Khoi, San, Damara den Nama people. Around de 14th century, immigrating Bantu peoples arrive as part of de Bantu expansion. From 1600 de Ovambo form kingdoms, such as Ondonga den Oukwanyama.

Namibia be a member state of de United Nations, de Southern African Development Community, de African Union den de Commonwealth of Nations.

## Geography

Sand dunes of de Namib desert
Fish River Canyon
At 825,615 km2 (318,772 sq mi), Namibia be de world ein thirty-fourth largest country (after Venezuela). E dey lie mostly between latitudes 17° den 29°S (a small area be north of 17°), den longitudes 11° den 26°E.

E dey situate between de Namib den de Kalahari deserts, Namibia get de least rainfall of any country insyd sub-Saharan Africa.

De Namibian landscape dey consist generally of five geographical areas, each plus characteristic abiotic conditions den vegetation, plus sam variation within wey dey overlap between dem: de Central Plateau, de Namib, de Great Escarpment, de Bushveld, den de Kalahari Desert.

De Central Plateau dey run from north to south, border by de Skeleton Coast to de northwest, de Namib Desert den ein coastal plains to de southwest, de Orange River to de south, den de Kalahari Desert to de east. De Central Plateau be home to de highest point insyd Namibia for Königstein elevation 2,606 metres (8,550 ft).

### Urban settlements

Namibia ge 13 cities, govern by municipalities den 26 towns, govern by town councils. De capital Windhoek be by far de largest urban settlement insyd Namibia.

| Largest cities anaa towns insyd Namibia

According to de 2023 Census |
| --- |
| Rank | Name | Region | Pop. |
| 1 | Windhoek | Khomas | 486,169 |
| 2 | Rundu | Kavango East | 118,625 |
| 3 | Walvis Bay | Erongo | 102,704 |
| 4 | Swakopmund | Erongo | 75,921 |
| 5 | Oshakati | Oshana | 58,696 |
| 6 | Otjiwarongo | Otjozondjupa | 49,022 |
| 7 | Katima Mulilo | Zambezi | 46,401 |
| 8 | Okahandja | Otjozondjupa | 45,159 |
| 9 | Rehoboth | Hardap | 40,788 |
| 10 | Tsumeb | Oshikoto | 34,960 |

### Wildlife

Namibia get various species of wildlife wey dey include de wild dog, dik dik den critically endangered black rhino. Der be 200 terrestrial mammal species, 645 bird species den 115 fish species.

## Government den politics

Tintenpalast, de centre of Namibia ein government
### Administrative divisions

Population density insyd Namibia by regions (census 2011)De table below dey show statistics from de 2023 Namibia Population den Housing Census:

| **Region** | **Population (2023)** | People per km2 | Average household size |
| Khomas | 494,605 | 13.4 | 3.3 |
| Ohangwena | 337,729 | 31.5 | 4.8 |
| Omusati | 316,671 | 11.9 | 4.2 |
| Oshikoto | 257,302 | 6.7 | 4.1 |
| Erongo | 240,206 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| Oshana | 230,801 | 26.7 | 3.7 |
| Otjozondjupa | 220,811 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
| Kavango East | 218,421 | 9.1 | 5.3 |
| Zambezi | 142,373 | 9.7 | 3.7 |
| Kavango West | 123,266 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| Kunene | 120,762 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| Hardap | 106,680 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| ǁKaras | 109,893 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Omaheke | 102,881 | 1.2 | 3.3 |

Dem dey elect regional councillors directly elected thru secret ballots (regional elections) by de inhabitants of dema constituencies.

Local authorities insyd Namibia fi be in de form of municipalities (either Part 1 anaa Part 2 municipalities), town councils anaa villages.

## Demographics

De 2011 Population den Housing Census count 2,113,077 inhabitants. Between 2001 den 2011 na de annual population growth be 1.4%, down from 2.6% insyd de previous ten-year period. Insyd 2023, de Namibia Statistics Agency conduct anoda census, wich count 3,022,401 inhabitants.

### Ethnic groups

De Namibian population dey comprise Bantu den Khoisan peoples. De Bantu groups dey include de Herero, Kavango, Lozi, Ovambo, den Tswana peoples. De Khoisan groups encompass de Baster/Coloured, Damara, Nama, den San peoples. Der be a substantial Chinese minority insyd Namibia; e stand for 40,000 insyd 2006.

Himba people insyd northern Namibia
### Education

Secondary school studentsChaw schools insyd Namibia be state-run, buh der be sam private schools, wich sanso be part of de country ein education system. Der be four teacher training universities, three colleges of agriculture, a police training college, den three universities: University of Namibia (UNAM), International University of Management (IUM) den Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST). Na dem rank Namibia 102nd insyd de Global Innovation Index for 2024 insyd.

De 2018 Namibia Labour Force Survey dey indicate say 99,536 people within de working age population get tertiary education of any level (6.6% of de working age population), while 21,922 (1.5% of de working age population) of dese get postgraduate education.

| Age group | No education | Primary | Junior secondary | Senior secondary | Technical/vocational certificate anaa diploma | Currently insyd year 1, 2 anaa 3 of tertiary education | University certificate, diploma anaa degree | Postgraduate certificate, diploma anaa degree |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15–19 | 10,695 | 89,696 | 112,104 | 23,588 | 508 | 1,558 | 299 | 44 |
| 20–24 | 19,090 | 37,177 | 99,661 | 58,909 | 6,185 | 9,498 | 6,019 | 212 |
| 25–29 | 13,757 | 31,278 | 81,909 | 53,019 | 7,263 | 9,035 | 16,294 | 3,840 |
| 30–34 | 13,753 | 25,656 | 73,216 | 39,969 | 4,886 | 3,161 | 15,520 | 2,764 |
| 35–39 | 13,030 | 24,926 | 55,816 | 30,999 | 3,497 | 2,582 | 10,831 | 3,290 |
| 40–44 | 16,042 | 24,602 | 38,462 | 26,786 | 3,508 | 1,605 | 7,284 | 2,603 |
| 45–49 | 12,509 | 24,743 | 27,780 | 18,883 | 1,180 | 896 | 6,752 | 2,663 |
| 50–54 | 12,594 | 22,360 | 20,641 | 10,810 | 891 | 582 | 5,529 | 2,522 |
| 55–59 | 12,754 | 19,927 | 13,654 | 5,487 | 825 | 848 | 4,064 | 1,712 |
| 60–64 | 13,832 | 14,578 | 8,006 | 2,764 | 584 | 459 | 2,135 | 1,570 |
| 65+ | 49,043 | 31,213 | 10,033 | 3,415 | 775 | 389 | 2,886 | 702 |
| **Total** | **187,100** | **346,157** | **541,281** | **274,628** | **30,101** | **30,612** | **77,615** | **21,922** |

De table wey dey follow dey show de 2018 Namibia Labour Force Survey employment statistics by education. Employment rates insyd Namibia generally increase plus education status. A high school education typically dey ensure greater employment rates dan those plus no education anaa those plus primary anaa junior secondary education as dema highest achievement. Namibians plus a university certificate, diploma anaa degree get a significantly higher employment rate for 76.4%, while postgraduate education holders be most likely make dem employ dem plus an employment rate of 83.8% insyd 2018.

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | No education | Primary | Junior secondary | Senior secondary | Technical/vocational certificate anaa diploma | Currently insyd year 1, 2 anaa 3 of tertiary education | University certificate, diploma anaa degree | Postgraduate certificate, diploma anaa degree |
| Total | 187,100 | 346,157 | 541,281 | 274,628 | 30,101 | 30,612 | 77,615 | 21,922 |
| Employed | 85,352 | 146,089 | 229,259 | 146,874 | 16,292 | 12,595 | 59,328 | 18,378 |
| **% Employed** | **45.6%** | **42.2%** | **42.4%** | **53.5%** | **54.1%** | **41.1%** | **76.4%** | **83.8%** |

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