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Namibia today, map and information |
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| Official Name : |
REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA |
| Land Area: |
825,418 square kilometres / 317,468 square miles. |
| Population: |
2,030,000 (est July 2005). Density 2.5 persons per square kilometre. |
| Languages: |
English (official), Afrikaans, Ovambo, Herero, German, Khoisan, others. |
| Religions: |
Protestant Christian 90%, Traditional 10%. |
| Capital: |
Windhoek. Population 150,000 |
| Currency: |
Namibian dollar , divided into 100 cents. |
| Independant: |
21 March 1990, from South Africa. |
| Geography: |
From north to south, the arid and infertile Namib Desert form a rocky coastal belt averaging 100 kilometres deep. Inland, the central plateau includes the massifs of the Tsaris, Anas and Erongo, all sloping south and
east to meet the Kalahari Desert. |
| National Flag - Ratio 2:3 |
Climate in Windhoek - elevation 1728m/5670ft |
Position in Africa |
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