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outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Namibia:
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
–
sovereign country
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located along the
Atlantic Coast of
Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost region of Africa. No definition is agreed upon, but some groupings include the United Nations geoscheme for Africa, United Nations geoscheme, the intergovernmental Southern African Development Community, and ...
.
Namibia shares borders with
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...
and
Zambia
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...
to the north,
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...
to the east, and South Africa to the south. It gained independence from South Africa in 1990 and its capital city is
Windhoek
Windhoek (; ; ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek, which ...
(). Namibia is a member state of the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...
(UN), the
Southern African Development Community
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana.
Goals
The SADC's goal is to further regional socio-economic cooperation and integration as well as political and se ...
(SADC), the
African Union
The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the African Union. The b ...
(AU), and the
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the British Commonwealth or simply the Commonwealth, is an International organization, international association of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, 56 member states, the vast majo ...
. It is named after the
Namib Desert
The Namib ( ; ) is a coastal desert in Southern Africa. According to the broadest definition, the Namib stretches for more than along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and northwest South Africa, extending southward from the Carunjamba Ri ...
.
General reference
*
Pronunciation
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:
* Common English country name:
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
* Official English country name: The
Republic of Namibia
* Common
endonym
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(s):
* Official endonym(s):
*
Adjectival(s):
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
n
*
Demonym
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(s):
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
n
*
International rankings of Namibia
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ISO country codes: NA, NAM, 516
*
ISO region codes
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: See
ISO 3166-2:NA
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Internet
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country code top-level domain
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:
.na
Geography of Namibia
Geography of Namibia
* Namibia is: a
sub-Saharan
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country
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* Location:
**
Eastern Hemisphere
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and
Southern Hemisphere
**
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
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Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost region of Africa. No definition is agreed upon, but some groupings include the United Nations geoscheme for Africa, United Nations geoscheme, the intergovernmental Southern African Development Community, and ...
**
Time zone
A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, Commerce, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between Country, countries and their Administrative division, subdivisions instead of ...
:
South African Standard Time
South African Standard Time (SAST) is the time zone used by all of South Africa as well as Eswatini and Lesotho. The zone is two hours ahead of UTC ( UTC+02:00) and is the same as Central Africa Time. Daylight saving time is not observed in ei ...
(
UTC+02
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)
** Extreme points of Namibia
*** High:
Konigstein
*** Low:
South Atlantic Ocean
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0 m
** Land boundaries: 3,936 km
:: 1,376 km
:: 1,360 km
:: 967 km
:: 233 km
:* Coastline:
South Atlantic Ocean
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1,572 km
*
Population of Namibia: 2,074,000 –
141st most populous country
* Area of Namibia: 825,418 km
2
*
Atlas of Namibia
Environment of Namibia
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Climate of Namibia
*
Geology of Namibia
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Protected areas of Namibia
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National parks of Namibia
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Wildlife of Namibia
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Fauna of Namibia
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Birds of Namibia
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Mammals of Namibia
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Flora of Namibia
The wildlife of Namibia is composed of its flora and fauna. Namibia's endangered species include the wild dog, black rhino, oribi and puku.
Endangered species
Namibia has many endangered species within its national parks and wildlife ...
Natural geographic features of Namibia
* Glaciers in Namibia: none
[The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in ]Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
). Se
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* Islands of Namibia
* Rivers of Namibia
This is a list of streams and rivers in Namibia, arranged geographically by drainage basin.
Flowing into the Atlantic Ocean
* Hoanib River
** Aap River
** Ganamub River
** Mudorib River
** Ombonde River
*** Honib River
*** Otjovasandu River
* ...
* World Heritage Sites in Namibia
Regions of Namibia
Administrative divisions of Namibia
* Administrative divisions of Namibia
Namibia is divided into 14 regions subdivided, which are further subdivided into 121 constituencies. The administrative divisions of Namibia are tabled by ''Delimitation Commissions'' and accepted or declined by the National Assembly of Namibia, Na ...
* Constituencies of Namibia
Each of the 14 regions of Namibia is further subdivided into Electoral district, electoral constituencies. The size of the constituencies varies with the size and population of each region. There are currently 121 constituencies in Namibia. Th ...
Namibia has 14 regions
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
:
* Erongo
* Hardap
* ǁKaras
* Kavango East
Kavango East is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is Rundu, its governor is Bonifatius Wakudumo. The region was created in 2013 when the Kavango Region was split into Kavango East and Kavango West. The only self-governing sett ...
* Kavango West
Kavango West is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital and only self-governed settlement is Nkurenkuru, its governor is Sirkka Ausiku. The Region was created in 2013 when the Kavango Region was split into Kavango East and Kavango We ...
* Khomas
* Kunene
* Ohangwena
* Omaheke
Omaheke (the Otjiherero word for sandveld) is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, the least populous region. Its capital is Gobabis. It lies in eastern Namibia on the border with Botswana and is the western extension of the Kalahari Desert. Th ...
* Omusati
* Oshana
* Oshikoto
* Otjozondjupa
* Zambezi
The Zambezi (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. Its drainage basin covers , slightly less than half of t ...
= Municipalities of Namibia
=
* Capital
Capital and its variations may refer to:
Common uses
* Capital city, a municipality of primary status
** Capital region, a metropolitan region containing the capital
** List of national capitals
* Capital letter, an upper-case letter
Econom ...
of Namibia: Windhoek
Windhoek (; ; ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek, which ...
* Cities of Namibia
Ecoregions of Namibia
List of ecoregions in Namibia
* Ecoregions in Namibia
Demography of Namibia
Demographics of Namibia
This is a demographics, demography of the population of Namibia including population density, Ethnic group, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Populat ...
Government and politics of Namibia
Politics of Namibia
* Form of government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a m ...
: unitary
Unitary may refer to:
Mathematics
* Unitary divisor
* Unitary element
* Unitary group
* Unitary matrix
* Unitary morphism
* Unitary operator
* Unitary transformation
* Unitary representation
* Unitarity (physics)
* ''E''-unitary inverse semigr ...
semi-presidential
A semi-presidential republic, or dual executive republic, is a republic in which a president exists alongside a prime minister and a cabinet, with the latter two being responsible to the legislature of the state. It differs from a parliamen ...
representative democratic republic
A republic, based on the Latin phrase ''res publica'' ('public affair' or 'people's affair'), is a State (polity), state in which Power (social and political), political power rests with the public (people), typically through their Representat ...
* Capital
Capital and its variations may refer to:
Common uses
* Capital city, a municipality of primary status
** Capital region, a metropolitan region containing the capital
** List of national capitals
* Capital letter, an upper-case letter
Econom ...
of Namibia: Windhoek
Windhoek (; ; ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek, which ...
* Elections in Namibia
Elections in Namibia determine who holds public political offices in the country. Namibia is a semi-presidential system, semi-presidential representative democracy, representative democratic republic. It runs direct elections every five years for ...
** 2014 Namibian general election
General elections were held in Namibia on 28 November 2014, although early voting took place in foreign polling stations and for seagoing personnel on 14 November. The elections were the first on the African continent to use electronic voting.W ...
** 2015 Namibian local and regional elections
Namibia held elections for their local and regional councils on 27 November 2015. Ballots were cast using electronic voting.
Electoral system
Elections to regional councils are held using the first-past-the-post electoral system. Voters in each ...
* Political parties in Namibia
* Taxation in Namibia
This is an overview of taxes charged to individuals and companies in Namibia.
Income Tax
Personal income tax is applicable to total taxable income of an Individual and all individuals are taxed at progressive marginal rates over a series of inco ...
Branches of the government of Namibia
Government of Namibia
The government of Namibia consists of the executive, the legislative and the judiciary branches. The Cabinet is the executive organ of government, implementing the laws of the country. It consists of the president, the prime minister and his de ...
Executive branch of the government of Namibia
* Head of state
A head of state is the public persona of a sovereign state.#Foakes, Foakes, pp. 110–11 "he head of state
He or HE may refer to:
Language
* He (letter), the fifth letter of the Semitic abjads
* He (pronoun), a pronoun in Modern English
* He (kana), one of the Japanese kana (へ in hiragana and ヘ in katakana)
* Ge (Cyrillic), a Cyrillic letter cal ...
being an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta ...
and head of government
In the Executive (government), executive branch, the head of government is the highest or the second-highest official of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presid ...
: President of Namibia
The president of Namibia is the head of state and head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the Government of Namibia, government, acts as chair of the Cabinet of Namibia, Cabinet and is the commander-in-chie ...
, Hage Geingob
Hage Gottfried Geingob (3 August 1941 – 4 February 2024) was a Namibian politician who served as the third president of Namibia from 2015 until his death in February 2024. Geingob was the country's first prime minister
A prime minister ...
* Cabinet of Namibia
The Cabinet of Namibia is an appointed body that was established by Chapter 6 (Articles 35-42) of the Constitution of Namibia. It is mandated to include: the President of Namibia, the Prime Minister of Namibia and any positions that the Presiden ...
** Prime Minister of Namibia
The prime minister of the Republic of Namibia is the leader of the Government of Namibia. The prime minister is appointed by the president and coordinates the work of the Cabinet. They also advise and assist the president in the execution o ...
, Saara Kuugongelwa
Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (born 12 October 1967) is a Namibian politician serving as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia from 21 March 2025. She served as the Prime Minister of Namibia from 2015 to 2025. She is a member of the S ...
Legislative branch of the government of Namibia
* Parliament of Namibia
The Parliament of Namibia is the national legislature of Namibia. It is a bicameral legislature consists of two houses: the National Council of Namibia, National Council (upper house) and the National Assembly of Namibia, National Assembly (lowe ...
(bicameral
Bicameralism is a type of legislature that is divided into two separate Deliberative assembly, assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate ...
)
** Upper house
An upper house is one of two Legislative chamber, chambers of a bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restricted p ...
: National Council of Namibia
The National Council is the upper chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament. It reviews bills passed by the lower chamber and makes recommendations for legislation of regional concern to the lower chamber.
The 42 National Council members are i ...
** Lower house
A lower house is the lower chamber of a bicameral legislature, where the other chamber is the upper house. Although styled as "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has come to wield more power or otherwise e ...
: National Assembly of Namibia
The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament. Its laws must be approved by the National Council, the upper house. Since 2014, it has a total of 104 members. 96 members are directly elected through a system of cl ...
Judicial branch of the government of Namibia
Court system of Namibia
* Supreme Court of Namibia
The Supreme Court of Namibia is the supreme court, highest court in the Judiciary of Namibia, judicial system of Namibia. It is the court of last resort and the highest appellate court in the country. It is located in the city centre of Namibia's ...
Foreign relations of Namibia
Foreign relations of Namibia
* Diplomatic missions in Namibia
* Diplomatic missions of Namibia
* Namibia-South Africa relations
International organization membership
The Republic of Namibia is a member of:[
* African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
* African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
*]African Union
The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the African Union. The b ...
(AU)
* African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
*Commonwealth of Nations
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*Food and Agriculture Organization
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(FAO)
*Group of 77
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(G77)
*International Atomic Energy Agency
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(IAEA)
*International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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(IBRD)
*International Civil Aviation Organization
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(ICAO)
*International Criminal Court
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(ICCt)
* International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
*International Development Association
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(IDA)
* (IFRCS)
*International Finance Corporation
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is an international financial institution headquartered in Washington, D.C. and a member of the World Bank Group that offers investment, advisory, and asset-management services to encourage private ...
(IFC)
*International Fund for Agricultural Development
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries. It is the on ...
(IFAD)
*International Labour Organization
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is one of the firs ...
(ILO)
*International Maritime Organization
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(IMO)
*International Monetary Fund
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(IMF)
*International Olympic Committee
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(IOC)
*International Organization for Migration
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(IOM) (observer)
*International Organization for Standardization
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M ...
(ISO) (correspondent)
*International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The organized International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a Humanitarianism, humanitarian movement with approximately 16million volunteering, volunteers, members, and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ...
(ICRM)
*International Telecommunication Union
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)In the other common languages of the ITU:
*
* is a list of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information ...
(ITU)
*International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) is an intergovernmental organization charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat, which was privatized in 2001.
It incorporates the principle set forth i ...
(ITSO)
*Inter-Parliamentary Union
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(IPU)
*Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is an international financial institution which offers political risk insurance and credit enhancement guarantees. These guarantees help investors protect foreign direct investments against ...
(MIGA)
* Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
*Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW; French: ''Organisation pour l'interdiction des armes chimiques'', OIAC) is an intergovernmental organisation and the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), ...
(OPCW)
*Southern African Customs Union
The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is a customs union among five countries of Southern Africa: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. Its headquarters are in the Namibian capital, Windhoek. It was established in 1910.
H ...
(SACU)
*Southern African Development Community
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana.
Goals
The SADC's goal is to further regional socio-economic cooperation and integration as well as political and se ...
(SADC)
*United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...
(UN)
*United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is an intergovernmental organization within the United Nations Secretariat that promotes the interests of developing countries in world trade. It was established in 1964 by the United Nations General Assembl ...
(UNCTAD)
* (UNESCO)
*United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, l ...
(UNHCR)
*United Nations Industrial Development Organization
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (French: Organisation des Nations unies pour le développement industriel; French/Spanish acronym: ONUDI) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that assists countries in e ...
(UNIDO)
*United Nations Mission in Liberia
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) was a United Nations peacekeeping operation established in September 2003 to monitor a ceasefire agreement in Liberia following the resignation of President Charles Taylor and the conclusion of the ...
(UNMIL)
*United Nations Mission in the Sudan
The United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) was established by the UN Security Council under Resolution 1590 of 24 March 2005, in response to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of the Sudan and the Sudan ...
(UNMIS)
* United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
*Universal Postal Union
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(UPU)
*World Confederation of Labour
The World Confederation of Labour (WCL) was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Fascist governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end o ...
(WCL)
*World Customs Organization
The World Customs Organization (WCO) is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. Notable projects include its collaboration with the WTO on trade facilitation and the implementation of the SAFE Framework of Standar ...
(WCO)
*World Federation of Trade Unions
The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is an international federation of trade union, trade unions established on October 3, 1945. Founded in the immediate aftermath of World War Two, the organization built on the pre-war legacy of the Int ...
(WFTU)
*World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a list of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Gen ...
(WHO)
*World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO; (OMPI)) is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN). Pursuant to the 1967 Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO was created to pr ...
(WIPO)
*World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology an ...
(WMO)
*World Tourism Organization
The United Nations World Tourism Organization or UN Tourism (formerly UNWTO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations which promotes responsible, sustainable and universally-accessible tourism. Its headquarters are in Madrid, Spain. Othe ...
(UNWTO)
*World Trade Organization
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(WTO)
Law and order in Namibia
Law of Namibia
* Cannabis in Namibia
* Constitution of Namibia
The Constitution of Namibia is the supreme law of the Republic of Namibia. Adopted on 9 February 1990, a month prior to Namibia's independence from apartheid South Africa, it was written by an elected constituent assembly.
Preamble
"Whereas ...
* Crime in Namibia
* Human rights in Namibia
** LGBT rights in Namibia
* Law enforcement in Namibia
Military of Namibia
Military of Namibia
The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) comprises the national military forces of Namibia. It was created when the country, then known as South West Africa, gained independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990. Chapter 15 of the Constitution of Nami ...
* Command
** Commander-in-chief: John Mutwa
Lieutenant General John Sinvula Mutwa (23 September 1960 – 17 June 2021) was a Namibian military officer whose last appointment was as chief of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF). He was appointed the commander of the Namibian Army in 2011, and ...
*** Minister of Defence of Namibia: Penda Ya Ndakolo
* Forces
** Namibian Army
The Namibian Army is the ground warfare branch of the Namibian Defence Force.
History
Development of Namibia's army was the fastest of the three arms of service. The first units of the Army were deployed as early as 1990. The Army was formed ...
** Namibian Navy
The Namibian Navy is the maritime warfare branch of the Namibian Defence Force.
History
Development of Namibia's Navy has been slowest of the three Arms of Service. The force was only formally established on 11 September 1998 as a maritime ...
*** Namibian Marine Corps
** Namibian Air Force
** Namibian Special Forces
Local government in Namibia
Local government in Namibia
History of Namibia
History of Namibia
By topic
* History of rail transport in Namibia
* History of the Jews in Namibia
Culture of Namibia
Culture of Namibia
Culture in Namibia is a blend of many different people and its culture and customs have absorbed both African and European elements and fused them into a blend of the two. Although the country is urbanising rapidly, a majority of Namibians still ...
* Cuisine of Namibia
* Languages of Namibia
Namibia, despite its scant population, is home to a wide diversity of languages, from multiple language families: Germanic, Bantu, and the various Khoisan families. When Namibia was administered by South Africa, Afrikaans, German, and English ...
* National symbols of Namibia
** Coat of arms of Namibia
The coat of arms of Namibia is the official heraldic symbol of Namibia. Introduced at the time of independence in 1990, it superseded the earlier coat of arms used by the South African administration of the territory.
History
The Constituent ...
** Flag of Namibia
** National anthem of Namibia
* Prostitution in Namibia
* Public holidays in Namibia
:The following table provides an overview of public holidays in Namibia. These are stipulated in the Public Holidays Act of 1990 (Act 26 of 1990) of the Namibian National Assembly. When a public holiday fall on a Sunday, the following Monday is ob ...
* Religion in Namibia
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** Hinduism in Namibia
** Islam in Namibia
* World Heritage Sites in Namibia
Art in Namibia
* Music of Namibia
Sport in Namibia
Sport in Namibia
* Football in Namibia
* Namibia at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Namibia
Economy of Namibia
The economy of Namibia has a modern market sector, which produces most of the country's wealth, and a traditional subsistence sector. Although the majority of the population engages in subsistence agriculture and herding, Namibia has more than ...
* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2018): 126th (one hundred and twenty sixth)
* Agriculture in Namibia
* Communications in Namibia
** Media of Namibia
*** List of newspapers in Namibia
Below is a list of newspapers published in Namibia, along with their status of public or private and their primary language of publication.
Daily newspapers
Weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly newspapers National
*'' Insight Namibia'', private, Englis ...
* Companies of Namibia
** List of airlines of Namibia
** List of banks in Namibia
** List of state-owned enterprises in Namibia
* Currency of Namibia: Dollar
Dollar is the name of more than 25 currencies. The United States dollar, named after the international currency known as the Spanish dollar, was established in 1792 and is the first so named that still survives. Others include the Australian d ...
**ISO 4217
ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individ ...
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* Health care in Namibia
* Mining in Namibia
* Namibia Stock Exchange
* Tourism in Namibia
* Transport in Namibia
This article deals with the system of transport in Namibia, both public and private.
General History
The beginnings of organised travel and transport routes in the territory of South West Africa, today Namibia, have not yet been established. This ...
** Airports in Namibia
This is a list of airports in Namibia, sorted by location.
List of airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
See also
* Transport in Namibia
* List of airports by ICAO code: F#FY ...
** Rail transport in Namibia
** Roads in Namibia
* Water supply and sanitation in Namibia
Education in Namibia
Education in Namibia
* List of schools in Namibia
, Namibia has 1,947 primary and secondary schools, up from 1,723 schools in 2013. These schools cater for a total of 822,574 pupils (2013: 24,660 teachers, 617,827 pupils). Most of the country experiences a shortage of schools, school hostels, a ...
* List of universities in Namibia
See also
* Index of Namibia-related articles
*List of international rankings
This is a list of international rankings by country.
By category
Agriculture
* Production
**Apple
** Apricot
** Artichoke
** Avocado
**Barley
**Cereal
** Cherry
**Coconut
** Coffee
** Corn
** Cucumber
**Eggplant
**Fruit
** Garlic
**Grape
** Papay ...
* List of Namibia-related topics
* Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
* Member state of the United Nations
* Outline of Africa
* Outline of geography
References
External links
; Government
Republic of Namibia
– Namibian Governmental Portal
orusovo.com
Constitution of the Republic of Namibia
; Map of Namibia
Map of Namibia
– Excellent maps of Namibia
; Video of Namibia
Video of Namibia from The New York Times
; Helpful Links
Namibian Business Directory
; Namibian news in English
www.insight.com.na Namibian news in English
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Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
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