Republic of Namibia
Name in national languages |
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Motto: "Unity, Liberty, Justice" |
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 Location of Namibia (Dark Blue) in the African Union (Light Blue) |
Capital
and largest city | Windhoek
22°34′S17°5′E / 22.567°S 17.083°E / -22.567; 17.083 |
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| Official languages | English |
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| Recognised national languages | |
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| Religion | |
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| Demonym(s) | Namibian |
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| Government | Unitarydominant-partysemi-presidentialrepublic[10][11] |
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| Hage Geingob |
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| Nangolo Mbumba |
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| Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila |
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| Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah |
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| Peter Shivute |
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| Legislature | Parliament |
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| National Council |
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| National Assembly |
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| Independence from South Africa |
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| 9 February 1990 |
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• Independence | 21 March 1990 |
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| Area |
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• Total | 825,615 km2 (318,772 sq mi) (34th) |
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• Water (%) | negligible |
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| Population |
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• 2020 estimate | 2,746,745[12] (143rd) |
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• 2011 census | 2,113,077[13] |
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• Density | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) (235th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $27.505 billion[14] |
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• Per capita | $11,516[14] |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $14.148 billion[14] |
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• Per capita | $5,923[14] |
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| Gini (2015) | 59.1[15]
high |
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| HDI (2018) |  0.645[16]
medium · 130th |
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| Currency | Namibian dollar
(NAD)
South African rand (ZAR) |
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| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAST) |
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| Driving side | left |
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| Calling code | +264 |
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| ISO 3166 code | NA |
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| Internet TLD | .na |
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