| Country (long form) |
Republic of Namibia |
| Capital |
Windhoek |
| Total Area |
318,695.67 sq mi
825,418.00 sq km
(slightly more than half the size of Alaska) |
| Population |
1,771,327 (July 2000 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
2,464,890 |
| Languages |
English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages: Oshivambo, Herero, Nama |
| Literacy |
38.0% total, 45.0% male, 31% female (1960 est.) |
| Religions |
Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20% |
| Life Expectancy |
44.33 male, 40.53 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Namibian dollar (N$) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$4,300 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
meat packing, fish processing, dairy products; mining (diamond, lead, zinc, tin, silver, tungsten, uranium, copper) |
| Agriculture |
millet, sorghum, peanuts; livestock; fish |
| Arable Land |
1% |
| Natural Resources |
diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish |
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