- 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.