Namibia Geography

Country Name: Republic of Namibia

Capital City: Windhoek

Population: 2,044,147

Population Growth: 0.59% (2006)

Currency: Namibian dollar (NAD); South African rand (ZAR)

Languages: English 7% (official)

Area: 825,418 sq km

Inflation Rate: 5% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 5.3% (2006)

Domain extension: .na

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF NAMIBIA

Location:

Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa

Geographic Co-ordinates:

22 00 S, 17 00 E

Area - total:

825,418 sq km

Area - total:

825,418 sq km

Area - land:

825,418 sq km

Area - water:

0 sq km

Land Boundaries:

3,936 km

Border Countries:

Angola 1,376 km, Botswana 1,360 km, South Africa 967 km, Zambia 233 km

Terrain:

mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east

Elevation - highest point:

Konigstein 2,606 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish

Arable Land:

0.99%

Permanent Crops:

0.01%

Other Land Use:

99% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

prolonged periods of drought