- Official name
- Republic of Namibia Republiek van Namibië · Afrikaans
2 more names
Republik Namibia · GermanLefatshe la Namibia · Tswana (Setswana) - Capital
- Windhoek
- Region
- Southern Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 2.4 million
- Area
- 825,615 km²
- Currency
- Namibian dollar (NAD), South African rand (ZAR)
- Neighbours
- Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia
- Internet / phone
- .na · +264
Where it is
Notable facts
- The Namib is considered the oldest desert in the world, at some 55 million years.
- Namibia was the first country to write environmental protection into its constitution.
- The Fish River Canyon is the largest canyon in Africa.
- The Skeleton Coast is lined with shipwrecks; its fog and surf made it deadly for sailing ships.