The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Namibia:
Namibia – sovereign country located along the Atlantic Coast of Southern Africa.[1] Namibia shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south. It gained independence from South Africa in 1990 and its capital city is Windhoek (German: Windhuk). Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations. It is named after the Namib Desert.
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /nəˈmɪbiə/
- Common English country name: Namibia
- Official English country name: The Republic of Namibia
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Namibian
- Demonym(s): Namibian
- International rankings of Namibia
- ISO country codes: NA, NAM, 516
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NA
- Internet country code top-level domain: .na
Geography of Namibia
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- Namibia is: a sub-Saharan country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Time zone: South African Standard Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Namibia
- High: Konigstein 2,606 m (8,550 ft)
- Low: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 3,936 km
Angola 1,376 km
Botswana 1,360 km
South Africa 967 km
Zambia 233 km
- Coastline: South Atlantic Ocean 1,572 km
- Population of Namibia: 2,074,000 – 141st most populous country
- Area of Namibia: 825,418 km2
- Atlas of Namibia
Environment of Namibia
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Natural geographic features of Namibia
edit- Glaciers in Namibia: none[2]
- Islands of Namibia
- Rivers of Namibia
- World Heritage Sites in Namibia
Regions of Namibia
editDemography of Namibia
editGovernment and politics of Namibia
edit- Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Namibia: Windhoek
- Elections in Namibia
- Political parties in Namibia
- Taxation in Namibia
Branches of the government of Namibia
editForeign relations of Namibia
editInternational organization membership
editThe Republic of Namibia is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Namibia
editLaw of Namibia
- Cannabis in Namibia
- Constitution of Namibia
- Crime in Namibia
- Human rights in Namibia
- Law enforcement in Namibia
Military of Namibia
editLocal government in Namibia
editLocal government in Namibia
History of Namibia
editCulture of Namibia
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- Languages of Namibia
- National symbols of Namibia
- Prostitution in Namibia
- Public holidays in Namibia
- Religion in Namibia
- World Heritage Sites in Namibia
Art in Namibia
editSport in Namibia
editEconomy and infrastructure of Namibia
edit- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2018): 126th (one hundred and twenty sixth)
- Agriculture in Namibia
- Communications in Namibia
- Companies of Namibia
- Currency of Namibia: Dollar
- Health care in Namibia
- Mining in Namibia
- Namibia Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Namibia
- Transport in Namibia
- Water supply and sanitation in Namibia
Education in Namibia
editSee also
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References
edit- 1 2 "Namibia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ↑ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
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Government
edit- Republic of Namibia – Namibian Governmental Portal
- orusovo.com Constitution of the Republic of Namibia
Map of Namibia
edit- Map of Namibia – Excellent maps of Namibia
Video of Namibia
edit- Video of Namibia from The New York Times Archived 4 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
