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Republic of Namibia

Flag of Namibia
Coat of arms of Namibia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Unity, Liberty, Justice"
Location of  Namibia  (dark blue)– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)– in the African Union  (light blue)
Location of  Namibia  (dark blue)

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Capital
and largest city
Windhoek
22°34.2′S 17°5.167′E / 22.5700°S 17.086117°E / -22.5700; 17.086117
Official languages English
Recognised national languages Afrikaans
German
Otjiherero
Khoekhoegowab
Oshiwambo
Rukwangali
Setswana
Silozi
Recognised regional languages Ju'hoansi, Rumanyo, Thimbukushu
Ethnic groups (2014)
Demonym Namibian
Government Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President
Hage Geingob
Nickey Iyambo
Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
Legislature Parliament
National Council
National Assembly
Independence from South Africa
9 February 1990
• Independence
21 March 1990
Area
• Total
825,615 km2 (318,772 sq mi) (34th)
• Water (%)
negligible
Population
• 2011 census
2,113,077
• Density
2.54/km2 (6.6/sq mi) (235th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$27.035 billion
• Per capita
$11,756
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$10.183 billion
• Per capita
$4,427
Gini (2009) 59.7
high
HDI (2015) Increase 0.640
medium · 125th
Currency Namibian dollar (NAD)
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)
WAST (UTC+2)
Drives on the left
Calling code +264
ISO 3166 code NA
Internet TLD .na

Coordinates: 22°S 17°E / 22°S 17°E / -22; 17

– in Africa  (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Namibia (Listeni/nəˈmɪbiə/, /næˈ-/), officially the Republic of Namibia (German: About this sound Republik Namibia ; Afrikaans: Republiek van Namibië), 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. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, a part of less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River (essentially a small bulge in Botswana to achieve a Botswana/Zambia micro-border) separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek, and it is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations.


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