Namibia

**Namibia**
	country in Southern Africa
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Instance of	republic; sovereign state (1990–); country;
Part of	Southern Africa; European Union tax haven blacklist (–2018);
Named after	Namib;
Culture	culture of Namibia;
Location	Southern Africa; Namibia;
Located in or next to body of water	Atlantic Ocean;
Capital	Windhoek;
Legislative body	Parliament of Namibia;
Executive body	Government of Namibia;
Official language	English;
Anthem	Namibia, Land of the Brave;
Currency	Namibian dollar; rand;
Head of state	Nangolo Mbumba (2024–);
Head of government	Saara Kuugongelwa (2015–);
Inception	1990;
Highest point	Brandberg;
Population	2,533,794 (2017);
Area	825,615 ±1 km²;
Replaces	South-West Africa;
Top-level Internet domain	.na;
	official website
	23° 00′ 00″ S, 17° 00′ 00″ E
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	Q1030; ISNI: 0000000121703475; VIAF ID: 140653407; GND ID: 4075202-1; Library of Congress authority ID: n79039884; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 153049015; NDL Authority ID: 00568015; NL CR AUT ID: ge130139; HDS ID: 016541; National Library of Spain ID: XX198590; NORAF ID: 90829016; U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10035830; BabelNet ID: 00056772n; J9U ID: 987007559653805171; OpenStreetMap relation ID: 195266; OpenStreetMap node ID: 424311662; Mapy.cz ID: osm&id=516
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Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek.

National symbol

National park

Namib-Naukluft National Park

location in Namibia (#11)

Namib Rand Nature Reserve
Red Namib sand dune
Namib Desert
Euphorbia virosa
Deadvlei
Neckartaldamm

Sossusvlei

Oceanic fog near Sossusvlei
Road to Sossusvlei
Sossusvlei Dune

Animal

Etosha National Park

location in Namibia (#5)

Etosha pan
Fort Namutoni

Animal

Lion
Leopard
African elephant
Zebra
Giraffa
trinkende Giraffe im Etosha Nationalpark
Dreibandregenpfeifer im Etosha Nationalpark

Sperrgebiet

location in Namibia (#19)

Lüderitz

Diaz Point
Große Bucht
Halifax Island
Mercury Island

Fish River Canyon

location in Namibia (#1)

Fish River Canyon
river bed of the Fish River

Skeleton Coast National Park

location in Namibia (#3)

Cape Cross

World Heritage Site

Twyfelfontein

location in Namibia

Lion Petroglyph
Rock Painting/ Felsmalerei
San rock art/ San-Felskunst
Weiße Dame
Dancing Kudu

City, town and village

Windhoek
(Capital city)
Swakopmund
Lüderitz
Oshakati
Namibia - Otjikandero Himba Orphan Village - Photo taken in october 2015
Koës
Henties bay

Region of Namibia

Zambezi Region

map of Caprivi
Katima Mulilo
(Capital city)
Driving on the Trans-Caprivi Corridor
a Village in the caprivi flood plain/ein Dorf im Überschmemmungsgebiet des Zambesi
Zambezi River

Erongo Region

map of Erongo
Swakopmund
(Capital city)
Dune bashing near Swakopmund
Walvis Bay
Cape Cross Seal Colony/ Kreuzkap-Seebärenkolonie
Cape Cross

Hardap Region

map of Hardap
Mariental
(Capital city)
Hardap dam
Gamsberg
Duwisib Castle

Karas Region

Kavango East Region

map of Kavango
Rundu
(Capital city)
Popa Falls
Okavango river at Utokota
Okavango river at Rundu

Khomas Region

map of Khomas
Windhoek
(Capital city)
HESS telescopes/ HESS-Teleskope

Kunene Region

map of Kunene
Opuwo
(Capital city)
Kunene river
Ruacana Falls
Himba village
Grootberg
Fairy circles/ Feenkreise und Hartmannberge

Ohangwena Region

map of Ohangwena
Eenhana
(Capital city)

Omaheke Region

map of Omaheke
Gobabis
(Capital city)
Kalahari Desert

Omusati Region

map of Omusati
Outapi
(Capital city)

Oshana Region

map of Oshana
Oshakati
(Capital city)
Der 1976 errichtete Sendemast (275 Meter hoch) im Zentrum von Oshakati
Dr. Frans Aupa Indongo Open Market in Oshakati, am 11.3.2016 eroeffnet
Der 48 Meter hohe Aussichtsturm Oshungo ya Shakati am neuen Markt von Oshakati
Efundia, Oshana

Oshikoto Region

map of Oshikoto
Omuthiya
(Capital city)
Tsumeb

Otjozondjupa Region

map of Otjozondjupa
Otjiwarongo
(Capital city)
Waterberg Plateau Park
Cheetah Conservation Fund in Otjiwarongo

Satellite imagery

NASA's Long Duration Exposure Facility during a photographic survey above the town of Lüderitz
Fish River Canyon, Huns-berge from LandSat 7
Sossusvlei, Namib desert from LandSat 7
Walvis Bay, Erongo from LandSat 7
Brandberg, Erongo from LandSat 7

Politics

Parliament of Namibia
(Tintenpalast)
Parliament Gardens
Sam Nujoma
President of the Republic between 1990 and 2005
Hifikepunye Pohamba
President of the Republic between 2005 and 2015
date QS:P,+2050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+2005-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+2015-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Nahas Angula
Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia between 2005 and 2012
date QS:P,+2050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+2005-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+2012-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Hage Geingob
President of the Republic between 2015 and present
Saara Kuugongelwa
Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia between 2015 and present

Sport

Related property

Atlas of Namibia

Namibia

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