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Republic of Namibia
Name in national languages
Motto: "Unity, Liberty, Justice"
Anthem: "Namibia, Land of the Brave"
Namibia (orthographic projection).svg
Location Namibia AU Africa.svg
Capital
and largest city
Windhoek
22°34′S17°5′E / 22.567°S 17.083°E / -22.567; 17.083
Official languagesEnglish
Recognised national languages
Recognised regional languages
Ethnic groups
(2014)
Religion
(2013)[9]
Demonym(s)Namibian
GovernmentUnitarydominant-partysemi-presidentialconstitutionalrepublic[10][11]
Hage Geingob
Nangolo Mbumba
Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
Peter Shivute
LegislatureParliament
National Council
National Assembly
Independence from South Africa
9 February 1990
• Independence
21 March 1990
Area
• Total
825,615 km2 (318,772 sq mi) (34th)
• Water (%)
negligible
Population
• 2020 estimate
2,550,226 (140th)
• 2011 census
2,113,077[12]
• Density
3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) (235th)
GDP (PPP)2021 estimate
• Total
$23.855 billion[13]
• Per capita
$9,542[13]
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
• Total
$10.927 billion[13]
• Per capita
$4,371[13]
Gini (2015)59.1[14]
high
HDI (2019)Increase 0.646[15]
medium · 130th
CurrencyNamibian dollar
(NAD)
South African rand (ZAR)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAST)
Driving sideleft
Calling code+264
ISO 3166 codeNA
Internet TLD.na

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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