Outline of Namibia
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The location of Namibia
An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Namibia
See also: Index of Namibia-related articles
The Republic of Namibia is a 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.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Namibia:
[edit] General reference
An enlargeable basic map of Namibia
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Namibia
- Official English country name: The Republic of Namibia
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Namibian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Namibia
- 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
[edit] Geography of Namibia
An enlargeable topographic map of Namibia
Main article: Geography of Namibia
- Namibia is: a country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01), West Africa Summer Time (UTC+02) September–April
- Extreme points of Namibia
- High: Konigstein 2,606 m (8,550 ft)
- Low: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 3,936 km
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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
[edit] Environment of Namibia
An enlargeable satellite image of Namibia
- Climate of Namibia
- Environmental issues in Namibia
- Ecoregions in Namibia
- Renewable energy in Namibia
- Geology of Namibia
- Protected areas of Namibia
- Wildlife of Namibia
[edit] Natural geographic features of Namibia
- Glaciers in Namibia: none [2]
- Islands of Namibia
- Lakes of Namibia
- Mountains of Namibia
- Rivers of Namibia
- Valleys of Namibia
- World Heritage Sites in Namibia
[edit] Regions of Namibia
[edit] Ecoregions of Namibia
Main articles: List of ecoregions in Namibia and Ecoregions in Namibia
[edit] Administrative divisions of Namibia
Main article: Administrative divisions of Namibia
[edit] Regions of Namibia
Main article: Regions of Namibia
[edit] Municipalities of Namibia
Main article: Municipalities of Namibia
- Capital of Namibia: Windhoek
- Cities of Namibia
[edit] Demography of Namibia
Main article: Demographics of Namibia
[edit] Government and politics of Namibia
- Main article: Government of Namibia and Politics of Namibia
- Form of government: Republic
- Capital of Namibia: Windhoek
- Elections in Namibia
- Political parties in Namibia
- Political scandals of Namibia
- Taxation in Namibia
[edit] Branches of the government of Namibia
Main article: Government of Namibia
[edit] Executive branch of the government of Namibia
- Head of state: President of Namibia, Hifikepunye Pohamba
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Namibia, Nahas Angula
- Cabinet of Namibia
[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Namibia
[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Namibia
Main article: Court system of Namibia
[edit] Foreign relations of Namibia
Main article: Foreign relations of Namibia
[edit] International organization membership
The Republic of Namibia is a member of:[1]
[edit] Law and order in Namibia
Main article: Law of Namibia
- Capital punishment in Namibia
- Constitution of Namibia
- Crime in Namibia
- Human rights in Namibia
- Law enforcement in Namibia
[edit] Military of Namibia
Main article: Military of Namibia
- Command
- Forces
- Army of Namibia
- Navy of Namibia
- Air Force of Namibia
- Special forces of Namibia
- Military history of Namibia
- Military ranks of Namibia
[edit] Local government in Namibia
Main article: Local government in Namibia
[edit] History of Namibia
- Main article: History of Namibia, Timeline of the history of Namibia, and Current events of Namibia
[edit] Culture of Namibia
Main article: Culture of Namibia
- Architecture of Namibia
- Cuisine of Namibia
- Ethnic minorities in Namibia
- Festivals in Namibia
- Humor in Namibia
- Languages of Namibia
- Media in Namibia
- National symbols of Namibia
- People of Namibia
- Prostitution in Namibia
- Public holidays in Namibia
- Records of Namibia
- Religion in Namibia
- World Heritage Sites in Namibia
[edit] Art in Namibia
- Art in Namibia
- Cinema of Namibia
- Literature of Namibia
- Music of Namibia
- Television in Namibia
- Theatre in Namibia
[edit] Sport in Namibia
Main article: Sport in Namibia
[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Namibia
Main article: Economy of Namibia
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 126th (one hundred and twenty seventh)
- Agriculture in Namibia
- Banking in Namibia
- Communications in Namibia
- Companies of Namibia
- Currency of Namibia: Dollar
- Economic history of Namibia
- Energy in Namibia
- Health care in Namibia
- Mining in Namibia
- Namibia Stock Exchange
- Oil industry in Namibia
- Tourism in Namibia
- Transport in Namibia
- Water supply and sanitation in Namibia
[edit] Education in Namibia
Main article: Education in Namibia
[edit] See also
| English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Main article: Namibia
- Index of Namibia-related articles
- 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
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Namibia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html. Retrieved July 23, 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.
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