Namibia

Official name: Republic of Namibia
Also known as: Namibië, South West Africa, Suidwes-Afrika

Flag of Namibia
Capital of Namibia: Windhoek
Area of Namibia: 825,615 km² (318,772 mi²) (35th)
Population of Namibia: 3,030,131 (139th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Southwestern Africa
Languages of Namibia: Oshiwambo languages 49.7%, Nama/Damara 11%, Kavango languages 10.4%, Afrikaans 9.4%, Otjiherero languages 9.2%, Zambezi languages 4.9%, English (official) 2.3%, other African languages 1.5%, other European languages 0.7%, other 1% (2016 est.)
Religions of Namibia: Christian 87.9%> [Lutheranism 43.7%, Catholicism 22.8%, Anglicanism 17.0%, other Christian 4.4%], traditional faiths 10.2%, no religion 1.6%, other 0.3% (2023 est.)
Ethnic groups of Namibia: Ovambo 50%, Kavangos 9%, Herero 7%, Damara 7%, mixed European and African ancestry 6.5%, European 6%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, San 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%
Currency: Namibian dollar (NAD), South African rand (ZAR)
Time zone: UTC+2 (CAT)
Calling code: (+264)
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Southern African Development Community

Border countries (4): Angola 1,427 km, Botswana 1,544 km, South Africa 1,005 km, Zambia 244 km.
Coastline: South Atlantic Ocean 1,572 km (977 mi)
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean

Administrative divisions of Namibia
Namibia Map

14 regions:
Erongo, Hardap, //Karas, Kavango East, Kavango West, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa, Zambezi.
note: the Karas Region was renamed //Karas in September 2013 to include the alveolar lateral click of the Khoekhoegowab language.

Natural resources: diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish.
note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore.