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- [1] : WordNet (r) 2.0
namibia
n : a republic in southwestern africa on the south atlantic
coast formerly called south west africa; achieved
independence from south africa in 1990; the greater part
of namibia form part of the high namibian plateau of
south africa syn: republic of namibia, south west
africa
see also:
republic of namibia south west africa
- [2] : CIA World Factbook 2002
namibia
introduction namibia
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background: south africa occupied the german
colony of south-west africa during
world war i and administered it as a
mandate until after world war ii
when it annexed the territory. in
1966 the marxist south-west africa
people's organization swapo
guerrilla group launched a war of
independence for the area that was
soon named namibia, but it was not
until 1988 that south africa agreed
to end its administration in
accordance with a un peace plan for
the entire region. independence came
in 1990.
geography namibia
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location: southern africa, bordering the south
atlantic ocean, between angola and
south africa
geographic coordinates: 22 00 s, 17 00 e
map references: africa
area: total: 825,418 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 825,418 sq km
area - comparative: slightly more than half the size of
alaska
land boundaries: total: 3,936 km
border countries: angola 1,376 km,
botswana 1,360 km, south africa 967
km, zambia 233 km
coastline: 1,572 km
maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
climate: desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse
and erratic
terrain: mostly high plateau; namib desert
along coast; kalahari desert in east
elevation extremes: lowest point: atlantic ocean 0 m
highest point: konigstein 2,606 m
natural resources: diamonds, copper, uranium, gold,
lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc,
salt, vanadium, natural gas,
hydropower, fish
note: suspected deposits of oil,
coal, and iron ore
land use: arable land: 0.99
permanent crops: 0
other: 99 1998 est.
irrigated land: 70 sq km 1998 est.
natural hazards: prolonged periods of drought
environment - current issues: very limited natural fresh water
resources; desertification; wildlife
poaching; land degradation has led
to few conservation areas
environment - international party to: antarctic-marine living
agreements: resources, biodiversity, climate
change, desertification, endangered
species, hazardous wastes, law of
the sea, ozone layer protection,
wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of
the selected agreements
geography - note: first country in the world to
incorporate the protection of the
environment into its constitution;
some 14 of the land is protected,
including virtually the entire namib
desert coastal strip
people namibia
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population: 1,820,916
note: estimates for this country
explicitly take into account the
effects of excess mortality due to
aids; this can result in lower life
expectancy, higher infant mortality
and death rates, lower population
and growth rates, and changes in the
distribution of population by age
and sex than would otherwise be
expected july 2002 est.
age structure: 0-14 years: 42.6 male 392,706;
female 382,690
15-64 years: 53.7 male 490,151;
female 488,052
65 years and over: 3.7 male
29,345; female 37,972 2002 est.
population growth rate: 1.19 2002 est.
birth rate: 34.17 births/1,000 population 2002
est.
death rate: 22.28 deaths/1,000 population 2002
est.
net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population 2002
est.
sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 males/female
under 15 years: 1.03 males/female
15-64 years: 1 males/female
65 years and over: 0.77 males/
female
total population: 1 males/female
2002 est.
infant mortality rate: 72.43 deaths/1,000 live births 2002
est.
life expectancy at birth: total population: 38.97 years
female: 37.07 years 2002 est.
male: 40.81 years
total fertility rate: 4.77 children born/woman 2002 est.
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate: 19.54 1999 est.
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/ 160,000 1999 est.
aids:
hiv/aids - deaths: 18,000 1999 est.
nationality: noun: namibians
adjective: namibian
ethnic groups: black 87.5, white 6, mixed 6.5
note: about 50 of the population
belong to the ovambo tribe and 9 to
the kavangos tribe; other ethnic
groups are: herero 7, damara 7,
nama 5, caprivian 4, bushmen 3,
baster 2, tswana 0.5
religions: christian 80 to 90 lutheran 50
at least, indigenous beliefs 10 to
20
languages: english 7 official, afrikaans
common language of most of the
population and about 60 of the
white population, german 32,
indigenous languages: oshivambo,
herero, nama
literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read
and write
total population: 38
male: 45
female: 31 1960 est.
government namibia
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country name: conventional long form: republic of
namibia
conventional short form: namibia
former: german southwest africa,
south-west africa
government type: republic
capital: windhoek
administrative divisions: 13 regions; caprivi, erongo, hardap,
karas, khomas, kunene, ohangwena,
okavango, omaheke, omusati, oshana,
oshikoto, otjozondjupa
independence: 21 march 1990 from south african
mandate
national holiday: independence day, 21 march 1990
constitution: ratified 9 february 1990; effective
12 march 1990
legal system: based on roman-dutch law and 1990
constitution
suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
executive branch: chief of state: president sam
shafishuna nujoma since 21 march
1990; note - the president is both
the chief of state and head of
government
head of government: president sam
shafishuna nujoma since 21 march
1990; note - the president is both
the chief of state and head of
government
cabinet: cabinet appointed by the
president from among the members of
the national assembly
elections: president elected by
popular vote for a five-year term;
election last held 30 november-
1 december 1999 next to be held na
2004
election results: sam shafishuna
nujoma elected president; percent of
vote - sam shafishuna nujoma 77
legislative branch: bicameral legislature consists of
the national council 26 seats; two
members are chosen from each
regional council to serve six-year
terms and the national assembly 72
seats; members are elected by
popular vote to serve five-year
terms
elections: national council -
elections for regional councils, to
determine members of the national
council, held 30 november-1 december
1998 next to be held by december
2004; national assembly - last held
30 november-1 december 1999 next to
be held by december 2004
note: the national council is
primarily an advisory body
election results: national council -
percent of vote by party - na;
seats by party - swapo 21, dta 4,
udf 1; national assembly - percent
of vote by party - swapo 76, cod
10, dta 9, udf 3, mag 1, other
1; seats by party - swapo 55, cod
7, dta 7, udf 2, mag 1,
judicial branch: supreme court judges appointed by
the president on the recommendation
of the judicial service commission
political parties and leaders: congress of democrats or cod ben
ulenga; democratic turnhalle
alliance of namibia or dta
katuutire kaura, president;
monitor action group or mag kosie
pretorius; south west africa
people's organization or swapo sam
shafishuna nujoma; united
democratic front or udf justus
garoeb
political pressure groups and na
leaders:
international organization acp, afdb, c, ccc, eca, fao, g-77,
participation: iaea, ibrd, icao, icftu, icrm, ifad,
ifc, ifrcs, ilo, imf, imo, interpol,
ioc, iom observer, iso
correspondent, itu, nam, oau,
opcw, sacu, sadc, un, unctad,
unesco, unhcr, unido, unmee, upu,
wcl, who, wipo, wmo, wtoo, wtro
diplomatic representation in the us: chief of mission: ambassador leonard
nangolo iipumbu
chancery: 1605 new hampshire avenue
nw, washington, dc 20009
fax: 1 202 986-0443
telephone: 1 202 986-0540
diplomatic representation from the chief of mission: ambassador kevin
us: j. mcguire
embassy: ausplan building, 14 lossen
street, windhoek
mailing address: private bag 12029
ausspannplatz, windhoek
telephone: 264 61 221601
fax: 264 61 229792
flag description: a large blue triangle with a yellow
sunburst fills the upper left
section and an equal green triangle
solid fills the lower right
section; the triangles are separated
by a red stripe that is contrasted
by two narrow white-edge borders
economy namibia
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economy - overview: the economy is heavily dependent on
the extraction and processing of
minerals for export. mining accounts
for 20 of gdp. namibia is the
fourth-largest exporter of nonfuel
minerals in africa and the world's
fifth-largest producer of uranium.
rich alluvial diamond deposits make
namibia a primary source for gem-
quality diamonds. namibia also
produces large quantities of lead,
zinc, tin, silver, and tungsten.
about half of the population depends
on agriculture largely subsistence
agriculture for its livelihood.
namibia must import some of its
food. although per capita gdp is
five times the per capita gdp of
africa's poorest countries, the
majority of namibia's people live in
pronounced poverty because of large-
scale unemployment, the great
inequality of income distribution,
and the large amount of wealth going
to foreigners. the namibian economy
has close links to south africa.
agreement has been reached on the
privatization of several more
enterprises in coming years, which
should stimulate long-run foreign
investment.
gdp: purchasing power parity - $8.1
billion 2001 est.
gdp - real growth rate: 4 2001 est.
gdp - per capita: purchasing power parity - $4,500
2001 est.
gdp - composition by sector: agriculture: 11
industry: 28
services: 61 2000 est.
population below poverty line: na
household income or consumption by lowest 10: na
percentage share: highest 10: na
inflation rate consumer prices: 8.8 2001
labor force: 500,000
labor force - by occupation: agriculture 47, industry 20,
services 33 1999 est.
unemployment rate: 30 to 40, including
underemployment 1997 est.
budget: revenues: $883 million
expenditures: $950 million,
including capital expenditures of
$na 1998
industries: meatpacking, fish processing, dairy
products; mining diamond, lead,
zinc, tin, silver, tungsten,
uranium, copper
industrial production growth rate: na
electricity - production: 30 million kwh 2000
electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 2
other: 0 2000
hydro: 98
nuclear: 0
electricity - consumption: 890.9 million kwh 2000
electricity - exports: 0 kwh 2000
electricity - imports: 863 million kwh
note: supplied by south africa
2000
agriculture - products: millet, sorghum, peanuts; livestock;
fish
exports: $1.58 billion f.o.b., 2001 est.
exports - commodities: diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead,
uranium; cattle, processed fish,
karakul skins
exports - partners: uk 43, south africa 26, spain 14,
france 8, japan 1998 est.
imports: $1.71 billion f.o.b., 2001 est.
imports - commodities: foodstuffs; petroleum products and
fuel, machinery and equipment,
chemicals
imports - partners: south africa 81, us 4, germany 2
1997 est.
debt - external: $217 million 2000 est.
economic aid - recipient: $127 million 1998
currency: namibian dollar nad; south african
rand zar
currency code: nad; zar
exchange rates: namibian dollars per us dollar -
11.58786 january 2002, 8.60918
2001, 6.93983 2000, 6.10948
1999, 5.52828 1998, 4.60796
1997
fiscal year: 1 april - 31 march
communications namibia
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telephones - main lines in use: 110,200 2000
telephones - mobile cellular: 82,000 2000
telephone system: general assessment: good system;
about 6 telephones for each 100
persons
domestic: good urban services; fair
rural service; microwave radio relay
links major towns; connections to
other populated places are by open
wire; 100 digital
international: fiber-optic cable to
south africa, microwave radio relay
link to botswana, direct links to
other neighboring countries;
connected to africa one and south
african far east safe submarine
cables through south africa;
satellite earth stations - 4
intelsat 2002
radio broadcast stations: am 2, fm 39, shortwave 4 2001
radios: 232,000 1997
television broadcast stations: 8 plus about 20 low-power
repeaters 1997
televisions: 60,000 1997
internet country code: .na
internet service providers isps: 2 2000
internet users: 30,000 2001
transportation namibia
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railways: total: 2,382 km
narrow gauge: 2,382 km 1.067-m gauge
2001
highways: total: 64,800 km
paved: 5,378 km
unpaved: 59,430 km 2001
waterways: none
ports and harbors: luderitz, walvis bay
merchant marine: none 2002 est.
airports: 137 2001
airports - with paved runways: total: 22
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 4 2001
airports - with unpaved runways: total: 115
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 21
914 to 1,523 m: 72
under 914 m: 20 2001
military namibia
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military branches: national defense force army,
including air wing, police
military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 436,642 2002 est.
military manpower - fit for military males age 15-49: 260,879 2002 est.
service:
military expenditures - dollar $104.4 million 2001
figure:
military expenditures - percent of 2.6 fy97/98
gdp:
transnational issues namibia
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disputes - international: none
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