Namibia: Introduction

Capital: Windhoek

Population

Total Population: 2,283,289

Natural Increase: 1.8%

Density: 3 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 38.0%

Ethnic Origins: Black 87.5%, White 6%, mixed 6.5%.

Official Language: English

Other Languages Spoken: Afrikaans, German, Kwanyama, Luyana, Herero and others.

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), Indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%.

Literacy Rate: 85.0%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Windhoek

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Namibia Dollar (NAD)

Country Overview

Area: 824,290 km²

Type of State: Democratic Republic.

Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income economy.
Very open market economy; mining is the dominant sector.

HDI*: 0.606/1

HDI (World Rank): 105/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

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Low: 6° | High: 26°

Humidity: 43% | Wind: 7 km/h
Sunrise: 6:18 am | Sunset: 5:15 pm

Windhoek, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Namibia, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Namibia, Dial +264

Internet Suffix: .na

Computers: 24.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 6.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 5.3 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 34% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Imports of Goods (million USD)	3,520	4,340	4,980	5,360	6,200
Exports of Goods (million USD)	2,922	3,116	3,348	4,090	4,490
Imports of Services (million USD)	505	581	602	697	834
Exports of Services (million USD)	579	538	505	835	1,251

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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