| Republic of Namibia |
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Motto: "Unity,
Liberty,
Justice" |
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Location of Namibia |
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Capital (and largest city) |
Windhoek 22°33′S, 17°15′E |
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| Official languages | English1 | |
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| Recognised regional languages | German, Afrikaans, Oshiwambo | |
| Demonym | Namibian | |
| Government | Republic | |
| - | President | Hifikepunye Pohamba |
| - | Prime minister | Nahas Angula |
| Independence | from South Africa | |
| - | Date | March 21, 1990 |
| Area | ||
| - | Total |
825,418 kmē (34th) 318,696 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | ||
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| - | July 2005 estimate | 1,820,9162 (144th) |
| - | 2002 census | 1,820,916 |
| - | Density |
2.5/kmē (225th) 6.5/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate | |
| - | Total | $15.14 billion (123rd) |
| - | Per capita | $7,478 (77th) |
| Gini (2003) | 70.7 [1] (high) (1st) | |
| HDI (2007) | ▲ 0.650 (medium) (125th) | |
| Currency | Namibian
dollar (NAD) |
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| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) | |
| - | Summer (DST) | WAST (UTC+2) |
| Internet TLD | .na | |
| Calling code | +264 | |
| 1 German and Afrikaans were official languages until independence in 1990. The majority of the population speaks Afrikaans as a second language, while Oshiwambo is the first language of approximately half the population. German is spoken by 32% of the European community whereas English is only spoken by 7%.[1] Estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected. | ||