Republic of Namibia Name in national languages |
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Motto: "Unity, Liberty, Justice" |
Anthem: "Namibia, Land of the Brave"
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Capital and largest city | Windhoek 22°34′S17°5′E / 22.567°S 17.083°E / -22.567; 17.083 |
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Official languages | English |
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Religion | |
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Demonym(s) | Namibian |
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Government | Unitarydominant-partysemi-presidentialconstitutionalrepublic[10][11] |
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| Hage Geingob |
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| Nangolo Mbumba |
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| Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila |
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| Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah |
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| Peter Shivute |
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Legislature | Parliament |
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| National Assembly |
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| 9 February 1990 |
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• Independence | 21 March 1990 |
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• Total | 825,615 km2 (318,772 sq mi) (34th) |
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• Water (%) | negligible |
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• 2020 estimate | 2,550,226 (140th) |
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• 2011 census | 2,113,077[12] |
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• Density | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) (235th) |
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GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
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• Total | $23.855 billion[13] |
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• Per capita | $9,542[13] |
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GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
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• Total | $10.927 billion[13] |
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• Per capita | $4,371[13] |
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Gini (2015) | 59.1[14] high |
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HDI (2019) | 0.646[15] medium · 130th |
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Currency | Namibian dollar (NAD) South African rand (ZAR) |
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Time zone | UTC+2 (CAST) |
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Driving side | left |
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Calling code | +264 |
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ISO 3166 code | NA |
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Internet TLD | .na |
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