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Namibie, offeecially the Republic o Namibie is a kintra in sooth wast Africae on the Atlantic coast. It haes mairches wi Angola, Zambia, an Zimbabwe tae the north, Botswana tae the east an Sooth Africae tae the sooth. It wis unthirled frae Sooth Africae 1990. Afore that, it wis cried Sooth West Africae. Its caipital is cried Windhoek. Tourism an diamant minin is verra important tae the Namibian economy.
Republic o Namibie | |
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Motto: "Unity, Leeberty, Juistice" | |
Anthem: "Namibie, Laund o the Wicht" | |
Location o Namibie (dark blue) – in Africae (light blue & dark grey) | |
Caipital and largest city | Windhoek 22°34.2′S 17°5.167′E / 22.5700°S 17.086117°E |
Offeecial leids | Inglis |
Recognised naitional leids | Afrikaans, German, Otjiherero, Khoekhoe, Oshiwambo, Kwangali, Setswana, Silozi |
Recognised regional leids | Ju'hoansi, Rumanyo, Thimbukushu |
Ethnic groups (2014) |
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Demonym(s) | Namibian |
Govrenment | Unitar dominant-pairty semi-presidential republic |
• Preses | Nangolo Mbumba |
• Vice Preses | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah |
• Prime Meenister | Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila |
• Depute Prime Meenister | vacant |
Legislatur | Pairlament |
• Upper house | Naitional Cooncil |
• Lower house | Naitional Assemmly |
Unthirldom frae Sooth Africae | |
• Constitution | 9 Februar 1990 |
• Unthirldom | 21 Mairch 1990 |
Aurie | |
• Total | 825,615 km2 (318,772 sq mi) (34t) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2017 census | 2,606,971 |
• Density | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) (235t) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $27.451 billion |
• Per capita | $11,838 |
GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Tot | $11.765 billion |
• Per capita | $5,073 |
Gini (2009) | 59.7 heich |
HDI (2015) | 0.640 medium · 125t |
Currency | Namibie dollar (NAD), Sooth African rand (ZAR) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Drivin side | caur |
Cawin code | +264 |
ISO 3166 code | NA |
Internet TLD | .na |
Afore Warld War I Namibie wis a German colony. German is still widely spake in the kintra, thou Inglis is the offeecial leid.
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