| Official
Name : |
REPUBLIC
OF NAMIBIA |
| Land
Area: |
824,292 square kilometres. |
| Population: |
2,165, 830 (estimate 2012). |
| Languages: |
English (official) Afrikaans, several other local languages. |
| Religions: |
Traditional 20%, Christian 80% |
| Capital: |
Windhoek. Population 242,000 (estimate 2012) |
| Currency: |
Namibian dollar, divided into 100 cents. |
| Geography: |
From north to south the arid and infertile Namibia. the Namib Desert forming a rocky coastal belt averaging 100 km in width. |
| Flag: |
Namibia was once part of Imperial Germany, Great Britain and then South Africa, until it's independence in 1990. The new flag was chosen from designs submitted by the public. The Lower green triangle represents the natural resources. the upper blue, represents the sky, the Atlantic ocean and rain. White is for peace and unity, The red is for future hopes. |
