NAMIBIA

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Namibia People

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

PEOPLE OF NAMIBIA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

37.7% (male 390,448/female 383,698)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

58.6% (male 606,239/female 597,512)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

3.8% (male 34,926/female 42,257) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

20.2 years

Median Age - male:

20.1 years

Median Age - female:

20.3 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

0.478% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

23.52 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

19.15 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.03 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.018 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.015 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.827 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.008 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

43.11 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

44.39 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

41.79 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever;vectorborne disease: malaria

Nationality:

Namibian(s)

Ethnic Groups:

black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5%

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 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama)