Namibia

Republic of Namibia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Unity, Liberty, Justice"
Anthem: Namibia, Land of the Brave
Location of  Namibia  (dark blue) – in Africa  (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union  (light blue)
Capital and largest city	Windhoek 22°34′S 17°5′E / 22.567°S 17.083°E / -22.567; 17.083
Official languages	English
Recognised regional languages	Afrikaans German Rukwangali Silozi Setswana Damara/Nama Herero Oshiwambo
Ethnic groups (2014)	49.5% Ovambo 9.2% Kavango 8.0% Coloured – (including Basters) 7.0% Herero 7.0% Damara 7.0% Whites 4.7% Nama 3.5% Lozi (Caprivian) 3.0% San 0.6% Tswana 0.5% Others
Demonym(s)	Namibian
Government	Presidential republic
• President	Nangolo Mbumba
• Prime Minister	Saara Kuugongelwa
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	National Council
• Lower house	National Assembly
Independence
• from South Africa	21 March 1990
• Constitution of Namibia	12 March 1990
Area
• Total	825,418 km2 (318,696 sq mi) (34th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2011 census	2,113,077[1]
• Density	3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) (235th)
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$27.505 billion[2]
• Per capita	$11,516[2]
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$14.148 billion[2]
• Per capita	$5,923[2]
Gini (2015)	59.1[3] high
HDI (2018)	0.645[4] medium · 130th
Currency	Namibian dollar (NAD)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (WAST)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+264
ISO 3166 code	NA
Internet TLD	.na

The Republic of Namibia is a country in southern Africa on the Atlantic coast. It is bordered by Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south. It does not border Zimbabwe, but it is very close to it. It gained independence from South Africa in 1990. Before that it was called South West Africa. Its capital is Windhoek.

Before World War I Namibia was a German colony. German is still widely spoken in the country, although English is the official language.

Namibia has a population of 2.1 million people.

The name of the country is from the Namib Desert. This is said to be the oldest desert in the world.^[5]

1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2020-04-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
3. ↑ "GINI index (World Bank estimate)". data.worldbank.org. World Bank. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
4. ↑ "Human Development Report 2019". United Nations Development Programme. 10 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
5. ↑ Namib desert (AT1315) World Wide Fund for Nature site on the Namib Desert