Documentation Other Documentation Marking of Goods and Packages Communications and Infrastructure Location and Size Namibia became independent on 21 March 1990. Namibia is predominantly an arid country with the Namib desert forming a boundary along the west coast and the Kalahari desert along the east. Windhoek is the commercial, industrial and administrative centre. Other major centres are Tsumeb, Keetmanshoop, Oshakati, Walvis Bay, L deritz, Swakopmund, Grootfontein, Otjiwarongo, Oranjemund, Rehoboth, Rundu, Okahandja and Mariental. Main Economic Activities Agriculture, mining and fisheries are the three cornerstones of the Namibian economy.
Stock farming is an important agricultural activity.
Namibia is known for its beer products. Namibia is potentially one of the richest fisheries in the world. The principal agricultural activity is beef production, as well as the production of pelts from Karakul sheep. Main crops cultivated in Namibia are maize, millet and root crops. Other important crops are sorghum, wheat, groundnuts, beans and cassava.