Country
Namibia
Leader
Monarch: Prince Albert II
President: Hifikepunye Pohamba
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