Country
Namibia Bolivia
Leader
Population
2,165,828 10,290,003
Life Expectancy
52.170 years 67.900 years
Capital City
Windhoek La Paz (administrative capital)
Largest city
Windhoek (population: 268,132) Santa Cruz de la Sierra (population: 1,364,390)
Human Development Index
0.634 0.723 GDP per capita $7,500 US $4,900 US
Literacy Rate
85% 86.7%
Corruption Perception Index
4.5 3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
26.9% 14.6% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 51.200% 5.500%
Death Penalty
Abolished Abolished except for special circumstances
Political System
republic republic
Independence date
21 March 1990 (from South African mandate) 6 August 1825 (from Spain) Religions Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20% Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5% Languages 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) Spanish 60.7% (official), Quechua 21.2% (official), Aymara 14.6% (official), foreign languages 2.4%, other 1.2% (2001 census) Exports diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, processed fish, karakul skins natural gas, soybeans and soy products, crude petroleum, zinc ore, tin External Debt $4,537,000,000 $ $5,491,000,000 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) bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - 7.253 (2008 est.), 7.8616 (2007), 8.0159 (2006), 8.0661 (2005), 7.9363 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 3.700% 1.300% Beijing Olympics Medal Count Location Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa Central South America, southwest of Brazil Area 824,292 km sq 1,098,581 km sq Coastline 1,572 km 0 km Climate desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid
