SERIAL · 516Africa
Namibia
CapitalWindhoek
CurrencyZAR · rand
LanguageEnglish
Since1990
ISONAM · NA
Population
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Watermark portrait: Sam Nujoma
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in Southern Africa
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south; in the northeast, approximating a quadripoint, Zimbabwe lies less than 200 metres (660 ft) away along the Zambezi river near Kazungula, Zambia. Namibia's capital and largest city is Windhoek.
Text: Wikipedia — NamibiaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Windhoek
- Currency
- rand (ZAR)
- Official language
- English
- Drives on the
- Left
- Calling code
- +264
- Licence plate code
- NAM
- Top-level domain
- .na
- Independence / founding
- 1990
- Highest point
- Brandberg (2,573 m)
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
- Anthem
- Namibia, Land of the Brave
The World Bank does not publish figures for Namibia, so this note carries no economic or social statistics.
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Namibia.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
Namibia, Land of the BraveAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Windhoek · approx. UTC+1
Neighbours
Landmarks
TwyfelfonteinImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Sam NujomaPresident of Namibia from 1990 to 2005 (1929–2025)
Saara KuugongelwaPrime Minister of Namibia
Hage GeingobPresident of Namibia from 2015 to 2024
Netumbo Nandi-NdaitwahNamibian politician
Hifikepunye PohambaNamibian politician
Behati PrinslooNamibian model
Nangolo MbumbaPresident of Namibia from 2024 to 2025
Frankie FredericksNamibian track and field sprinter
Nahas AngulaNamibian Prime Minister
Theo-Ben Gurirabformer Namibian politician (1938–2018)
Michelle McLeanNamibian model
NǃxauBush farmer, actor
History
1990Namibia founded as a sovereign state
23 Apr 1990Joined the United Nations
Size, side by side
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1960 → now
2026
Population3.1M2025
GDP$15.08B2025
GDP per person$4,8762025