Namibia
Windhoek · Southern Africa
Namibia is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Windhoek, the official currency is the Namibian Dollar, and the main language is English.
With a population of roughly 2.6 million people spread over 825,615 km², Namibia is the 142nd most populous country in the world and the 34th largest by area. That works out at about 3 people per square kilometre.
Namibia shares land borders with Angola, Zambia, Botswana and South Africa — 4 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Windhoek, Rundu and Walvis Bay. The highest point in the country is Königstein, at 2,606 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Mozambique, while its population is closest to that of Botswana.
- Capital
- Windhoek
- Region
- Southern Africa
- Population
- 2,600,000
- Area
- 825,615 km²
- Currency
- Namibian Dollar
- Main language
- English
- Highest point
- Königstein
2,606 m - Land borders
- 4
Namibia: things worth knowing
- The Namib is considered the oldest desert in the world, arid for at least 55 million years.
- Namibia was the first country to write environmental protection into its constitution.
- The Caprivi Strip, a narrow eastward finger, was drawn to give German colonists access to the Zambezi.
Namibia in context
Africa has 54 sovereign countries in total. Namibia ranks 43rd among them by population.
See the full list of Africa countries, or browse all 195 countries.