Africa > Southern Africa > Namibia | |
Official Name Republic of Namibia | |
Motto Unity, Liberty, Justice | |
Region Africa | |
Sub-Region Southern Africa | |
Capital Windhoek | |
Currency Namibian Dollar (NAD) | |
Independence Day 21 Mar 1990: Independence from South African mandated in 1990. | |
Population 2,113,077 | |
Nationality Namibian | |
Ethnic Group Ovambo : 49.5%, Kavango: 9.2%, Coloured (including Basters): 8%, Herero: 7%, Damara: 7%, Namibian whites: 7.0%, Nama: 4.7%, Lozi (Caprivian): 3.5%, San: 3%, Tswana: 0.6%, Others: 0.5% | |
Area 825,615 km2 | |
Neighbor Countries Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia | |
Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) | |
Geo Location Latitude -22.00, Longitude 17.00 | |
Dialing Code +264 | |
ISO 9166 alpha 2 code NA | |
ISO 9166 alpha 3 code NAM | |
ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 516 | |
Code for International Olympic Committee NAM | |
Country Domain (ccTLD) .na | |