Country
Namibia
Leader
Population
30,510 2,165,828
Life Expectancy
89.680 years 52.170 years
Capital City
Windhoek
Largest city
Monte-Carlo (population: 16,012) Windhoek (population: 268,132)
Human Development Index
0 0.634 GDP per capita $7,500 US
Literacy Rate
99% 85%
Corruption Perception Index
NA 4.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
25% 26.9% Wealthiest Citizens Lily Safra ($1.0bn US) NA Unemployment Rate 51.200%
Death Penalty
Abolished Abolished
Political System
constitutional monarchy republic
Independence date
21 March 1990 (from South African mandate) Religions Roman Catholic 90%, other 10% Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20% Languages French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama) Exports diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, processed fish, karakul skins External Debt $4,537,000,000 US Exchange Rate Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar - 7.75 (2008 est.), 7.18 (2007), 6.7649 (2006), 6.3593 (2005), 6.4597 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 3.700% Beijing Olympics Medal Count Location Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa Area 2 km sq 824,292 km sq Coastline 4 km 1,572 km Climate Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
