Outline of Namibia
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Namibia:
Namibia – sovereign country located along the Atlantic Coast of Southern Africa. Namibia shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south. It gained independence from South Africa in 1990 and its capital city is Windhoek (German: Windhuk). Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations. It is named after the Namib Desert.
General reference
- Pronunciation: /nəˈmɪbiə/
- Common English country name: Namibia
- Official English country name: The Republic of Namibia
- Common endonym(s): List of countries and capitals in native languages
- Official endonym(s): List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states
- Adjectival(s): Namibian
- Demonym(s): Namibian
- International rankings of Namibia
- ISO country codes: NA, NAM, 516
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NA
- Internet country code top-level domain: .na
Geography of Namibia
- Namibia is: a sub-Saharan country
- Location: Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere Africa Southern Africa Time zone: South African Standard Time (UTC+02) Extreme points of Namibia High: Konigstein 2,606 m (8,550 ft) Low: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m Land boundaries: 3,936 km
Angola 1,376 km Botswana 1,360 km South Africa 967 km Zambia 233 km Coastline: South Atlantic Ocean 1,572 km
- Population of Namibia: 2,074,000 – 141st most populous country
- Area of Namibia: 825,418 km2
- Atlas of Namibia
Environment of Namibia
- Climate of Namibia
- Geology of Namibia
- Protected areas of Namibia National parks of Namibia
- Wildlife of Namibia Fauna of Namibia Birds of Namibia Mammals of Namibia Flora of Namibia
Natural geographic features of Namibia
- Glaciers in Namibia: none
- Islands of Namibia
- Rivers of Namibia
- World Heritage Sites in Namibia
Regions of Namibia
Administrative divisions of Namibia
Namibia has 14 regions:
| Erongo Hardap ǁKaras Kavango East Kavango West Khomas Kunene | Ohangwena Omaheke Omusati Oshana Oshikoto Otjozondjupa Zambezi |
Municipalities of Namibia
- Capital of Namibia: Windhoek
- Cities of Namibia
Ecoregions of Namibia
Demography of Namibia
Government and politics of Namibia
- Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Namibia: Windhoek
- Elections in Namibia 2014 Namibian general election 2015 Namibian local and regional elections
- Political parties in Namibia
- Taxation in Namibia
Branches of the government of Namibia
Executive branch of the government of Namibia
- Head of state and head of government: President of Namibia, Hage Geingob
- Cabinet of Namibia Prime Minister of Namibia, Saara Kuugongelwa
Legislative branch of the government of Namibia
- Parliament of Namibia (bicameral) Upper house: National Council of Namibia Lower house: National Assembly of Namibia
Judicial branch of the government of Namibia
Court system of Namibia
Foreign relations of Namibia
International organization membership
The Republic of Namibia is a member of:
Law and order in Namibia
Law of Namibia
- Cannabis in Namibia
- Constitution of Namibia
- Crime in Namibia
- Human rights in Namibia LGBT rights in Namibia
- Law enforcement in Namibia
Military of Namibia
- Command Commander-in-chief: John Mutwa Minister of Defence of Namibia: Penda Ya Ndakolo
- Forces Namibian Army Namibian Navy Namibian Marine Corps Namibian Air Force Namibian Special Forces
Local government in Namibia
Local government in Namibia
History of Namibia
By topic
Culture of Namibia
- Cuisine of Namibia
- Languages of Namibia
- National symbols of Namibia Coat of arms of Namibia Flag of Namibia National anthem of Namibia
- Prostitution in Namibia
- Public holidays in Namibia
- Religion in Namibia Christianity in Namibia Hinduism in Namibia Islam in Namibia
- World Heritage Sites in Namibia
Art in Namibia
Sport in Namibia
Economy and infrastructure of Namibia
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2018): 126th (one hundred and twenty sixth)
- Agriculture in Namibia
- Communications in Namibia Media of Namibia List of newspapers in Namibia
- Companies of Namibia List of airlines of Namibia List of banks in Namibia List of state-owned enterprises in Namibia
- Currency of Namibia: Dollar ISO 4217: NAD
- Health care in Namibia
- Mining in Namibia
- Namibia Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Namibia
- Transport in Namibia Airports in Namibia Rail transport in Namibia Roads in Namibia
- Water supply and sanitation in Namibia
Education in Namibia
See also
- List of international rankings
- List of Namibia-related topics
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Namibia
Government
- – Namibian Governmental Portal
- Constitution of the Republic of Namibia
Map of Namibia
- – Excellent maps of Namibia
Video of Namibia
- 4 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine