Namibia

Republic of Namibia
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Unity, Liberty, Justice"
Anthem: Namibia, Land of the Brave
Capital	Windhoek 22°33′S 17°15′E
Largest city	Windhoek
Official languages	English1
Government	Republic
- President	Hifikepunye Pohamba
- Prime minister	Nahas Angula
Independence	from South Africa
- Date	March 21, 1990
Area
- Total	824,292 km² (34th) 318,259 sq mi
- Water (%)	negligible
Population
- July 2005 estimate	2,031,0002 (144th)
- 2002 census	1,820,916
- Density	2.5 /km² (225th) 6.5 /sq mi
GDP (PPP)	2005 estimate
- Total	$15.14 billion (123rd)
- Per capita	$7,478 (83rd)
HDI (2004)	0.626 (medium) (125th)
Currency	Namibian dollar (NAD)
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 half the population. German is spoken by 32% of the European community whereas English is only spoken by 7%. 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.

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa on the Atlantic coast. It shares borders with Angola, and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south. It gained independence from South Africa in 1990 and its capital city is Windhoek. Namibia is a member state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations.