Outline of Namibia

The Flag of Namibia

The Coat of arms of Namibia

The location 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.^[1] 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

An enlargeable basic map of Namibia

Pronunciation: /nəˈmɪbiə/
Common English country name: Namibia
Official English country name: The Republic of Namibia
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
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

An enlargeable topographic map of Namibia

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

An enlargeable satellite image of Namibia

Natural geographic features of Namibia

Regions of Namibia

Administrative divisions of Namibia

Namibia has 14 regions:

Municipalities of Namibia

Capital of Namibia: Windhoek
Cities of Namibia

Ecoregions of Namibia

List of ecoregions in Namibia

Ecoregions in Namibia

Demography of Namibia

Demographics of Namibia

Government and politics of Namibia

Politics of Namibia

Branches of the government of Namibia

Government of Namibia

Executive branch of the government of Namibia

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

Supreme Court of Namibia

Foreign relations of Namibia

Foreign relations of Namibia

International organization membership

The Republic of Namibia is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union (AU)
African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
Commonwealth of Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM) (observer)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

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

Military of Namibia

Command
- Commander-in-chief: John Mutwa
  - Minister of Defence of Namibia: Penda Ya Ndakolo
Forces

Local government in Namibia

Local government in Namibia

History of Namibia

History of Namibia

By topic

Culture of Namibia

Culture of Namibia

Art in Namibia

Music of Namibia

Sport in Namibia

Sport in Namibia

Economy and infrastructure of Namibia

Economy of Namibia

Education in Namibia

Education in Namibia

See also

References

^ ^a ^b "Namibia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Namibia

Government

Republic of Namibia – Namibian Governmental Portal
orusovo.com Constitution of the Republic of Namibia

Map of Namibia

Map of Namibia – Excellent maps of Namibia

Video of Namibia

Video of Namibia from The New York Times

Helpful Links

Namibian Business Directory

Namibian news in English

www.insight.com.na Namibian news in English

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