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 Namibia
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
22 00 S, 17 00 E |
| Area |
total: 825,418 sq km land: 825,418 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Climate |
desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic |
| Terrain |
mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east |
| Population |
2,055,080 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama) |
| Imports |
foodstuffs; petroleum products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals |
| Exports |
diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, processed fish, karakul skins |
| Hazards |
prolonged periods of drought |
| Resources |
diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore |
| Geography |
first country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution; some 14% of the land is protected, including virtually the entire Namib Desert coastal strip |
| Nationality |
noun: Namibian(s) adjective: Namibian |
| Capital |
name: Windhoek geographic coordinates: 22 34 S, 17 06 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April |
| Internet Country Code |
.na |
| Internet Users |
75,000 (2005) |
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