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Practice Namibia

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Namibia

NA / NAM   -23.0°, 17.0°

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People are called
Namibian
Driving side
Left
Calling code
+264
Capital
Windhoek
Population
3,022,401
Area
825,615 km2
Climate
Desert or arid
Government
Presidential republic
Currency
Namibian dollar
Languages
Oshiwambo languages 49.7%, Nama/Damara 11%, Kavango languages 10.4%
Sells
gold, diamonds, radioactive chemicals, fish
Sells to
South Africa 27%, China 12%, Botswana 8%
Land borders
4: Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia
Drives on the
left
Calling code
+264
Founded
1990
Hemisphere
Southern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Namibian

These are English demonyms for people from Namibia. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

A sourced civilization and flag trail has not been added for Namibia yet. No ancient flag is inferred from the modern one.

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Turning points

A curated timeline is not available yet. Explore the country's history and the historical figures below.

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Religion: state & society

An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.

Official status and a dated affiliation breakdown have not been checked for this country. The atlas's religion tags are not a population ranking.

BEYOND THE MAP

Namibia in the study desk

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Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Largest cities

Windhoek  capital 386,219
Rundu 75,180
Walvis Bay 73,598
Swakopmund 53,009
Oshakati 43,309

Wars and conflicts

Conflicts this country is attached to. Click one to see the others. Each says what kind of claim it is: a principal belligerent is hand-checked against the modern state that succeeded the power that fought, while a recorded participant comes from the bulk import, which does not separate combat from funding, basing, occupation or reconstruction. Neither list is complete, so a country missing from a war may still have taken part — which is why the quiz no longer asks who fought in what.

Climate and geography

desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic

Highest point

Southern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Sam Nujoma
Sam Nujoma Founding president Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma was a Namibian revolutionary, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served three terms as the first president of Namibia, from 1990 to 2005.
Hendrik Witbooi Leader of resistance to German rule

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: currencies, languages, past leaders, population.