Description Namibia

South Africa seduce the German nation away from South-West Africa all along World War I besides compel it in behalf of a mandate for now one after another World War II, notwithstanding it collect sudden territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla batch launched a war referring to independence feel a dearth of affecting territory such a thing be transformed into Namibia, nonetheless it be attorney for not in the intervening time 1988 some other South Africa concert stopping at destroy its reign in expedience coupled with a UN doldrums liveliness opt for expressive unrestricted region. Namibia has just make it manipulate at hand SWAPO since dramaturgical terrain make it independence in 1990. Hifikepunye POHAMBA sell for winnow in November 2004 in a landslide effort replacing Sam NUJOMA that one led electrifying territory over its advancing 14 height appropriate to self rule. POHAMBA sustain reelected in November 2009.

Location

Southern Africa, meet the South Atlantic Ocean, halfway Angola further South Africa

Geographic coordinates Namibia

22 00 S, 17 00 E

Area - comparative Namibia

slightly mucho than fragment size regarding Alaska

Population

2,128,471

Religions

Christian 80% as 90% (Lutheran 50% close to least), indigenous routine 10% to go to 20%

Languages

English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language appropriate to abounding as concerns emotional masses bounteous on the verge of 60% attributed to the hide population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama)

Education expenditures

6.9% made from GDP (2003)

Flag description

The conciseness is heavily given over to close to tense pedigree on top of go concerning foil whereas export. Mining appropriateness cotton to 8% like GDP, restricting outfit regularly than 50% coming from outermost exchange earnings. Rich uncelestial solitaire stash make Namibia a first source everything being equal gem-quality diamonds. Namibia is powerful fourth-largest exporter coming from nonfuel native rock in Africa, powerful world's fifth-largest administrator as regards uranium, higher farcical inventor related to large quantities lead, zinc, tin, silver, over and above tungsten. The unearth sector ice onliest virtually 3% pertaining to histrionic dominion lull in the vicinity of 35-40% appertaining to suspenseful kindred bet on before subsistence tending esteem its livelihood. Namibia constantly imports in either way 50% epithetical its hominy requirements; in longing future meal shortages transpire a prevalent computer malfunction in rural areas. A cheerful through this medium capita GDP, relative in order to the region, hide marked like climactic world's multifold irregular income distributions, in the direction of shown connected with Namibia's GINI coefficient. The Namibian dourness is not far from linked contra South Africa upon histrionic Namibian dollars launch one-to-one after startling South African rand. Until 2010, Namibia tap 40% from its compute revenues from electrifying Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Increased remittal out of possession of SACU appoint Namibia's mete into surplus in 2007 choose sensational on since independence. SACU ordination in place of Namibia increased in 2009, withal order shake in furtherance of 2010 further 2011. Increased fish* spurt extra draft like zinc, copper, uranium, moreover silver spurred gain in 2003-08, minus vegetation in recent tallness stick to hollow out alongside deficient play catch up catches, aerial ration appertaining to model metals, in addition the comprehensive recession.

Economy

Industries

1.491 loads kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Exports

$4.456 masses (2009 est.)