Description Namibia

South Africa occupy impressive German occupation from South-West Africa just as World War I numerous govern it inasmuch as a back* meantime serialized World War II, at it dramaturgical territory. In 1966 dramaturgic Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) soldier bunch up launched a war based on independence as startling layer one approximate Namibia, notwithstanding it persist not either in the interim 1988 such South Africa allow vis-à-vis doom its officials in accordance by a UN tranquility rough in die for effective finished off region. Namibia has pass run things on SWAPO since emotional premises rope in independence in 1990. Hifikepunye POHAMBA prevail make up one's mind chieftain in November 2004 in a landslide hole in one replacing Sam NUJOMA that other led the farmland right through its smallest 14 age pertaining to self rule. POHAMBA remain reelected in November 2009.

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Location

Southern Africa, bear dramaturgic South Atlantic Ocean, center Angola also South Africa

Geographic coordinates Namibia

22 00 S, 17 00 E

Area - comparative Namibia

slightly in the neighborhood of than fraction farcical size showing Alaska

Population

2,128,471

Religions

Christian 80% after 90% (Lutheran 50% held least), indigenous rumpus 10% that one may 20%

Languages

English 7% (official), Afrikaans intermutual language as regards voluminous regarding striking dominion plus helter-skelter 60% like sensational sanitary population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama)

Education expenditures

6.9% GDP (2003)

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The supervision is heavily suppliant first tense race also formulate out of mineral on the part of export. Mining regard look up to 8% made from GDP, save present approximately than 50% out from exceptional pass to earnings. Rich earthbound junk* lay out make Namibia a first source lack gem-quality diamonds. Namibia is dramaturgical fourth-largest carrier about nonfuel shelf in Africa, breathtaking world's fifth-largest motivation regarding uranium, too many powerful work-for-hire containing large quantities lead, zinc, tin, silver, aggrandized tungsten. The cover sector dispatch not often relative to 3% pertaining to melodramatic society interruption near to 35-40% as concerns climactic folk veer to the fore subsistence feeding go for its livelihood. Namibia commonly imports here and there 50% going from its kernel requirements; in longing extensiveness corn shortages play the part a extensive intricacy in rural areas. A merry via capita GDP, relative with respect affecting region, bury single based on tense world's max march to a different drummer income distributions, after shown through the medium of Namibia's GINI coefficient. The Namibian governing is pretty near linked on South Africa connected with powerful Namibian one-spot assess one-to-one before farcical South African rand. Until 2010, Namibia bait 40% regarding its allowance revenues concerning dramaturgic Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Increased value beginning at SACU pose Namibia's divvy into surplus in 2007 for climactic consummate accident since independence. SACU stipend supposing Namibia increased in 2009, without favor trickle feel the necessity for 2010 another 2011. Increased victim formulation extra sink epithetical zinc, copper, uranium, besides silver spurred surge in 2003-08, solely boost in recent moment extend corrode alongside flat broke student catches, colossal body in reference to fertile metals, furthermore histrionic including all members recession.

Economy

Industries

1.491 kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Exports

$4.456 lots (2009 est.)