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Namibia

KarasKuneneOmusatiOhangwenaKavangoCapriviHardapOtjozondjupaOmahekeErongoKhomasOshanaOshikotoKarasKuneneOmusatiOhangwenaKavangoCapriviHardapOtjozondjupaOmahekeErongoKhomasOshanaOshikotoAngolaBotswanaAtlantic Ocean
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Profile

Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

Various ethnic groups occupied southwestern Africa prior to Germany establishing a colony over most of the territory in 1884. South Africa occupied the colony, then known as German South West Africa, in 1915 during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966, the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that became Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region.

Capital
Windhoek
Government
presidential republic
Population
2,852,777
Area
824,292 sq km
Location
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa
Climate
desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
Natural resources
diamonds; copper; uranium; gold; silver; lead…
Languages
Oshiwambo languages 49.7%; Nama/Damara 11%; Kavango languages 10.4%; Afrikaans 9.4%…
Religions
Christian 97.5%; other 0.6% (includes Muslim; Baha'i; Jewish…
Independence
21 March 1990 (from South African mandate)
Administrative divisions
14 regions; Erongo, Hardap, //Karas, Kavango East, Kavango West, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Os…
Currency
Namibian dollars (NAD)
Export partners
South Africa 27%; China 12%; Botswana 8%; Belgium 7%…
Import partners
South Africa 36%; China 9%; India 7%; UAE 4%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

13 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
KarasRegionNA-KA
KuneneRegionNA-KU
OmusatiRegionNA-OS
OhangwenaRegionNA-OW
KavangoRegionNA-OK
CapriviRegionNA-CA
HardapRegionNA-HA
OtjozondjupaRegionNA-OD
OmahekeRegionNA-OH
ErongoRegionNA-ER
KhomasRegionNA-KH
OshanaRegionNA-ON
OshikotoRegionNA-OT

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Currency
Namibian dollars (NAD)
Languages
Oshiwambo languages 49.7%; Nama/Damara 11%; Kavango languages 10.4%; Afrikaans 9.4%…
Government
presidential republic
Climate
desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic

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