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Namibia

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Background :

South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that became Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia has been governed by SWAPO since the country won independence in 1990. Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country during its first 14 years of self rule. POHAMBA was reelected in November 2009. 

Location :

Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

22 00 S, 17 00 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 11.72
North -16.96
East 25.26
South -28.97

Area :

total 824 292 square km
land 823 290 square km
water 1 002 square km

Land boundaries :

total 3 936 km
Angola (ao) 1 376 km
Botswana (bw) 1 360 km
South Africa (za) 967 km
Zambia (zm) 233 km

Coastline :

1572.00 km

Climate :

desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic 

Terrain :

mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 2 606 metres

Natural resources :

cadmium copper
diamonds fish
gold hydropower
lead lithium
salt silver
tin tungsten
uranium zinc

Land use :

arable land 0.99 %
permanent crops 0.01 %
other 99.00 %

Irrigated land :

80 square km

current issues :

limited natural fresh water resources; desertification; wildlife poaching; land degradation has led to few conservation areas 

international agreements :

Antarctic-Marine Living Resources Biodiversity
Climate Change Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
Desertification Endangered Species
Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea
Ozone Layer Protection Wetlands

Population :

2 108 665 

Indicators :

Growth rate 0.95 %
Birth rate 22.51 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 2.69 children born/woman
Death rate 13.30 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 0.30 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 35.90 %
15-64 years 60.20 %
65 years and over 3.90 %

Median age :

total 21.00 years
male 20.90 years
female 21.10 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.81 male(s)/female
total population 1.01 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 45.51 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 51.24 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 51.61 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 50.86 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 15.30 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 200 000
HIV-AIDS deaths 5 100

Religions :

Christian 80.00 %
indigenous beliefs 10.00 %

Languages :

English 7.00 %
Afrikaans common language of most of the population  
German 32.00 %

Literacy :

total population 85.00 %
male 86.80 %
female 83.50 %

Country name :

conventional long form Republic of Namibia
conventional short form Namibia
local long form Republic of Namibia
local short form Namibia
former German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 NA
ISO Numeric 516
ISO3 NAM
FIPS WA
ccTLD na
English Namibia

Administrative divisions :

13 regions; Caprivi, Erongo, Hardap, Karas, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena, Okavango, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa 

Capital :

name Windhoek
geographic coordinates 22 34 S, 17 05 E
time difference 1.00
daylight saving time 1

International organization participation :

ACP AU
AfDB C
FAO G-77
IAEA IBRD
ICAO ICCt
ICRM IDA
IFAD IFC
IFRCS ILO
IMF IMO
IOC IOM
IPU ISO (correspondent)
ITSO ITU
ITUC Interpol
MIGA MINURCAT
NAM OPCW
SACU SADC
UN UNAMID
UNCTAD UNESCO
UNHCR UNIDO
UNMIL UNMIS
UNOCI UNWTO
UPU WCO
WFTU WHO
WIPO WMO
WTO

Independence :

1990-03-21 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1990-03-21

Executive branch :

President Hifikepunye POHAMBA Prime Minister Nahas ANGULA

Legislative branch :

SWAPO 89.70 %
UDF 4.70 %
NUDO 2.80 %
DTA 1.90 %
other 0.90 %
SWAPO 75.30 %
RDP 11.30 %
NUDO 3.00 %
UDF 2.40 %
APP 1.40 %
COD 0.70 %
SWANU 0.60 %
other 1.30 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 13 530 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 9 039 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 0.70 %
PPP - per capita 6 400 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 9.20 %
industry 34.80 %
services 56.00 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 47.00 %
industry 20.00 %
services 33.00 %

Other Indicators :

Unemployment rate 5.00 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 70.70
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 8.80 %
Investment (gross fixed) 22.70 % of GDP
Current account balance 180 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 1 516 000 000 $
Debt external 1 184 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 618 700 000 $
Military expenditures 3.70 % of GDP
Public debt 19.10 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 0.50 %
highest 10% 64.50 %

Budget :

revenues 2 450 000 000 $
expenditures 2 977 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

fish grapes
livestock millet
peanuts sorghum

Industries :

copper dairy products
fish processing lead
meatpacking mining
silver tin
tungsten uranium
zinc

Energy :

Electricity Production 1 650 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 3 175 000 000 kWh
Electricity Exports 40 000 000 kWh
Electricity Imports 2 045 000 000 kWh
Oil Consumption 21 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 19 120 bbl/day
Electricity Exports 62 290 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

3 484 000 000 $

Commodities :

cattle copper
diamonds gold
karakul skins lead
processed fish uranium
zinc

Value :

4 388 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals foodstuffs
machinery and equipment petroleum products and fuel

Currency-name :

Namibian dollar 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 140 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 1 052 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 39
Television broadcast stations 2
Internet Country code (ccTLD) na
Internet Hosts 17 840
Internet Users 113 500

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 21
Roadways - total 42 237 km
Roadways - paved 5 406 km
Roadways - unpaved 36 831 km
Railways 2 629 km

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