Republic of Namibia | |
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Motto: "Unity, Liberty, Justice" | |
Anthem: "Namibia, Land of the Brave"
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| Capital and largest city | Windhoek 22°34′S 17°5′E / 22.567°S 17.083°E |
| Official languages | English |
| Recognised national languages | |
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| Demonym(s) | Namibian |
| Government | Unitary dominant-party semi-presidential republic[10][11] |
| Hage Geingob | |
| Nangolo Mbumba | |
| Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila | |
| Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah | |
| Peter Shivute | |
| 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 | |
• 2020 estimate | 2,746,745[12] (143rd) |
• 2011 census | 2,113,077[13] |
• Density | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) (235th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $27.505 billion[14] |
• Per capita | $11,516[14] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $14.148 billion[14] |
• Per capita | $5,923[14] |
| Gini (2015) | 59.1[15] high |
| HDI (2019) |  0.646[16]medium · 130th |
| Currency | Namibian dollar (NAD) South African rand (ZAR) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAST) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +264 |
| ISO 3166 code | NA |
| Internet TLD | .na |
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its 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, less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River 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. 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.