🚩 Flag of Namibia • live waving render
Africa — Southern Africa
UN Member
Independent
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🇳🇦 Namibia
Republic of Namibia
aka Namibië — endonym
3M
Population
World #139
825,615 km²
Land Area
World #36
$14.2 billion
GDP (USD)
World #141
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Did You Know?
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Namibia is the world's #139 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #36 globally by land area — covering about 0.55% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 4 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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9 languages are officially recognised here — a true linguistic mosaic.
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Its economy ranks #141 worldwide with a GDP of $14.2 billion USD.
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Population density is 3.7 people per km² — world rank #234.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Windhoek
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Phone Code
+264
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Internet TLD
.na
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Nationality
Namibian
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
NA / NAM / 516
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Coordinates
-22.00°, 17.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$14.2 billion USD
World rank #141 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$4,703
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
3.7 /km²
World density rank #234
$
Namibian dollar
NAD • official currency
R
South African rand
ZAR • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
3,022,401
World rank #139 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
9
Afrikaans • German • English • Herero
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Demonym
Namibian
What its people are called
🗣️ Afrikaans
🗣️ German
🗣️ English
🗣️ Herero
🗣️ Khoekhoe
🗣️ Kwangali
🗣️ Lozi
🗣️ Ndonga
🗣️ Tswana
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
825,615 km²
0.55% of Earth's landmass • World #36
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Land Borders
4 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+02:00
Africa/Windhoek
WAST — West Africa Summer Time
“Namibia” Around the World
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ناميبيا
جمهورية ناميبيا
bre
Namibia
Republik Namibia
ces
Namibie
Namibijská republika
deu
Namibia
Republik Namibia
est
Namiibia
Namiibia Vabariik
fin
Namibia
Namibian tasavalta
fra
Namibie
République de Namibie
hrv
Namibija
Republika Namibija
hun
Namíbia
Namíbiai Köztársaság
ita
Namibia
Repubblica di Namibia
jpn
ナミビア
ナミビア共和国
kor
나미비아
나미비아 공화국
nld
Namibië
Republiek Namibië
per
نامیبیا
جمهوری نامیبیا
pol
Namibia
Republika Namibii
por
Namíbia
República da Namíbia
rus
Намибия
Республика Намибия
slk
Namíbia
Namíbijská republika
spa
Namibia
República de Namibia
srp
Namibija
Republika Namibija
swe
Namibia
Republiken Namibia
tur
Namibya
Namibya Cumhuriyeti
urd
نمیبیا
جمہوریہ نمیبیا
zho
纳米比亚
纳米比亚共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
NA
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ISO Alpha-3
NAM
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
516
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
#####
e.g. regex: ^(\d{5})$
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WikiData ID
Q1030
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Also Spelled As
NA • Namibië • Republic of Namibia
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