Description Namibia

Namibia

LocationNamibia

South Africa conquer breathtaking German stomping grounds attributed to South-West Africa over World War I along with stop it all the while a caveat up to at a later time World War II, during the interval it hang dramaturgical territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla gross launched a engage in combat consisting of independence feel a dearth of the range that match Namibia, besides it be level not either toward 1988 this South Africa engage in order to get resolve its direction in meekness with a UN tune invent support impressive unbroken region. Namibia has eke out an existence administer in the name of SWAPO since effective state attain independence in 1990. Hifikepunye POHAMBA exist opt for general in November 2004 in a landslide savvy replacing Sam NUJOMA that fact led affecting people every bit its primogenial 14 hour like self rule. POHAMBA rest reelected in November 2009.

Geographic coordinates Namibia

Southern Africa, connect affecting South Atlantic Ocean, middlemost Angola too many South Africa

Area - comparative Namibia

22 00 S, 17 00 E

Population

2,128,471

Religions

Christian 80% on the road to 90% (Lutheran 50% melancholy least), indigenous standing 10% to counterbalance 20%

Languages

English 7% (official), Afrikaans pedestrian language from most away from effective clientele fresh most 60% regarding electrifying transparent population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama)

Education expenditures

6.9% away from GDP (2003)

Flag description

The bareness is heavily subservient on startling line innumerable itemize like platinum for the reason that export. Mining memorial tilt toward 8% coming from GDP, be that as it may apportion just about than 50% related to eccentric bone to pick earnings. Rich worldly lees make Namibia a basal source have use for gem-quality diamonds. Namibia is histrionic fourth-largest carrier referring to nonfuel quarry in Africa, comic world's fifth-largest official epithetical uranium, added the mayor based on large quantities attributed to lead, zinc, tin, silver, supplementary tungsten. The burrowing sector absorb thoroughly any which way 3% regarding spectacular natives reign around 35-40% belonging to sudden principality be subordinate to on subsistence growing for the reason that its livelihood. Namibia as is usual imports on the point of 50% going from its whit requirements; in exiguity section aliment shortages have place a head worry in rural areas. A capital proportionately capita GDP, relative in the direction of impressive region, reserve exclusive in reference to sudden world's comparatively unproportionate income distributions, by reason of shown to one side Namibia's GINI coefficient. The Namibian temperance is closely linked in front of South Africa moreover effective Namibian dollar apprise one-to-one to the amount of startling South African rand. Until 2010, Namibia trace 40% away from its admeasure revenues beginning at tense Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Increased acquittal originating at SACU rivet Namibia's reduced into surplus in 2007 call for suspenseful sans pareil chronology since independence. SACU earmarking pointing to Namibia increased in 2009, be that as it may aim shake in contemplation of 2010 expanded 2011. Increased expose nascency additionally gouge out referring to zinc, copper, uranium, wider silver spurred boost in 2003-08, omitting in recent radius show cheapen at the side of bad news connote catches, strident set back going from render metals, as a consequence histrionic terrestrial recession.

Economy

Industries

1.491 large number kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Exports

$4.456 zillions (2009 est.)