Geography

At 825,418 sq km (318,674 sq mi), Namibia is the world's 34th largest country (after Venezuela). It is comparable in size to Pakistan, and is about four times the size of the United Kingdom. It is one of the least densely populated countries in the world (2.5 persons per sq km), with only Mongolia and a few dependent territories such as the Falkland Islands and Greenland having a lower population density.

The Namibian landscape consists primarily of central highlands, of which the highest point is the Konigstein at 2,606 metres (8,411 feet). The central plateau runs from north to south, bordered by the Namib Desert and its coastal plains to the west, the Orange River to the south, and the Kalahari Desert to the east.

A strip of land in the northeast, known as the Caprivi Strip is the vestige of a narrow corridor demarcated for the German Empire to access the Zambezi River.

Besides the capital city Windhoek in the centre of the country, other important towns are the ports of Walvis Bay and Swakopmund, along with Oshakati, Grootfontein, Tsumeb and Keetmanshoop.