President: Tony Tan Prime minister: Lee Hsien Loong
Population
2,165,828
5,353,494
Life Expectancy
52.170 years
83.750 years
Capital City
Windhoek
Singapore
Largest city
Windhoek (population: 268,132)
Singapore (population: 3,547,810)
Human Development Index
0.634
0.918
GDP per capita
$7,500 US
$60,500 US
Literacy Rate
85%
92.5%
Corruption Perception Index
4.5
9.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
26.9%
24.5%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Ng Teng Fong & family ($5.5bn US)
Unemployment Rate
51.200%
2.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
republic
parliamentary republic
Independence date
21 March 1990 (from South African mandate)
9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)
Religions
Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%
Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
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)
Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9% (2000 census)
machinery and equipment (including electronics), consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, mineral fuels
External Debt
$4,537,000,000 $
$23,580,000,000 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)
Singapore dollars (SGD) per US dollar - 1.415 (2008 est.), 1.507 (2007), 1.5889 (2006), 1.6644 (2005), 1.6902 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.700%
4.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
1
Location
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa
Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia
Area
824,292 km sq
697 km sq
Coastline
1,572 km
193 km
Climate
desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
tropical; hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon (December to March) and Southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms
