Overview

  • Full Country Name: Republic of Namibia
  • Capital: Windhoek
  • Language: English
  • Currency: Namibian dollar N$ (NAD) = 100 cents.
  • People: 86% African (50% Owambo, 9% Kavango, 7% Herero, 7% Damara, 5% Nama, 4% Caprivian, 3% San, 2% Baster, 0.5% Tswana), 7.4% mixed, 6.6% white.
  • Life Expectancy: Male: 44.71, Female: 43.13.
  • Religion: Christian (majority), Lutheran, native religions.
  • Size (sq km): 824, 292 (34th)
  • Population: 2.0 million (144th)
  • Population Density per sq km: 2.5 (225th)
  • Country Dialling Code: 264
  • Internet Country Code: .na
  • Time Zone: GMT +2 (+1 from April-August).
  • Voltage Guide: 220/240 AC.
  • Finance: Credit cards and traveller's cheques are generally accepted.
  • Business Hours: 0800-1700 Mon-Friday.
  • GDP: US$6.6 billion
  • GDP per Capita: US$4,100
  • Annual Growth: 2%
  • Inflation: 7%
  • Major Industries: Meat packing, fish processing, dairy products, mining (diamond, lead, zinc, tin, silver, tungsten, uranium, copper), millet, sorghum, peanuts, livestock, fish.
  • Major Trading Partners: UK, South Africa, Spain, Japan, Germany, USA.
  • Personal Safety: Safe, except possibly the Caprivi Strip and Angolan border, which have been affected by Angolan civil war.
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