Outline of Namibia
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Namibia:
The location of Namibia
An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Namibia
Namibia – sovereign country located along the Atlantic Coast of Southern Africa.[1] Namibia shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south. It gained independence from South Africa in 1990 and its capital city is Windhoek (German: Windhuk). Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations. It is named after the Namib Desert.
General reference
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An enlargeable basic map of Namibia
- Pronunciation: /nəˈmɪbiə/
- Common English country name: Namibia
- Official English country name: The Republic of Namibia
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Namibian
- Demonym(s): Namibian
- International rankings of Namibia
- ISO country codes: NA, NAM, 516
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NA
- Internet country code top-level domain: .na
Geography of Namibia
An enlargeable topographic map of Namibia
- Namibia is: a country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Time zone: South African Standard Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Namibia
- High: Konigstein 2,606 m (8,550 ft)
- Low: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 3,936 km
Angola 1,376 km
Botswana 1,360 km
South Africa 967 km
Zambia 233 km
- Coastline: South Atlantic Ocean 1,572 km
- Population of Namibia: 2,074,000 - 141st most populous country
- Area of Namibia: 825,418 km2
- Atlas of Namibia
Environment of Namibia
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- Climate of Namibia
- Ecoregions in Namibia
- Protected areas of Namibia
- Wildlife of Namibia
- Fauna of Namibia
Natural geographic features of Namibia
- Glaciers in Namibia: none [2]
- Islands of Namibia
- Rivers of Namibia
- World Heritage Sites in Namibia
Administrative divisions of Namibia
Demography of Namibia
Government and politics of Namibia
- Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Namibia: Windhoek
- Elections in Namibia
- Political parties in Namibia
- Taxation in Namibia
Branches of the government of Namibia
Executive branch of the government of Namibia
Legislative branch of the government of Namibia
- Parliament of Namibia (bicameral)
- Upper house: National Council of Namibia
- Lower house: National Assembly of Namibia
Foreign relations of Namibia
- Diplomatic missions in Namibia
- Diplomatic missions of Namibia
- Namibia-South Africa relations
International organization membership
The Republic of Namibia is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Namibia
Law of Namibia
- Cannabis in Namibia
- Constitution of Namibia
- Crime in Namibia
- Human rights in Namibia
- Law enforcement in Namibia
Military of Namibia
Local government in Namibia
Local government in Namibia
History of Namibia
Culture of Namibia
- Cuisine of Namibia
- Languages of Namibia
- National symbols of Namibia
- Prostitution in Namibia
- Public holidays in Namibia
- Religion in Namibia
- Christianity in Namibia
- Hinduism in Namibia
- Islam in Namibia
- World Heritage Sites in Namibia
Art in Namibia
Economy and infrastructure of Namibia
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2018): 126th (one hundred and twenty sixth)
- Agriculture in Namibia
- Communications in Namibia
- Media of Namibia
- Companies of Namibia
- Currency of Namibia: Dollar
- Health care in Namibia
- Mining in Namibia
- Namibia Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Namibia
- Transport in Namibia
- Water supply and sanitation in Namibia
Education in Namibia
See also
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References
- "Namibia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
- Government
- Republic of Namibia - Namibian Governmental Portal
- orusovo.com Constitution of the Republic of Namibia
- Map of Namibia
- Map of Namibia - Excellent maps of Namibia
- Video of Namibia
- Helpful Links
- Namibian news in English
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