Namibia

Guide to NAMIBIA

NAMIBIA which official name is Republic of Namibia or Namibia, is a country from Africa located at the Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa. NAMIBIA with 3,936 km sq km, limits with: Angola 1,376 km, Botswana 1,360 km, South Africa 967 km, Zambia 233 km; and is divided in 13 region . NAMIBIA's capital is Windhoek which is the most populated city with about 268,129 inhabitants.

History of NAMIBIA

NAMIBIA's government is republic; a Republic with a Executive government type, with President Hifikepunye Pohamba as head of state.

Other symbols of NAMIBIA are Namibian motto " Unity, liberty, justice Namibian anthem "Namibia, Land of the Brave Namibian flag.Namibian flag is composed by a wide red stripe edged by narrow white stripes divides the flag diagonally from lower hoist corner to upper fly corner; the upper hoist-side triangle is blue and charged with a yellow, 12-rayed sunburst; the lower fly-side triangle is green .

NAMIBIA's history is quite long: South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that was soon named Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia won its independence in 1990 and has been governed by SWAPO since. Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country during its first 14 years of self rule.

NAMIBIAs geography

Guide to travel to NAMIBIA

If you are thinking on traveling to NAMIBIA, you will have to take in consideration some points like NAMIBIA's currency, NAMIBIA's weather, NAMIBIA's national holiday and NAMIBIA's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. NAMIBIA`s currency is called dollar ( N$), which is divided in 100 cents

NAMIBIA's weather is characterized to be desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to NAMIBIA.

You can also consider to visit NAMIBIA on it's national holiday to get in NAMIBIA's culture. If you do so, NAMIBIA's national holiday is called Independence Day, 21 March.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of NAMIBIA: Konigstein 2,606 m. And try also to get to NAMIBIA's lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit NAMIBIA's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to NAMIBIA, with more than 137 airports and 1 airlines, you will get to NAMIBIA without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. NAMIBIA has about2,382 of railways, and also0 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Namibian Culture

NAMIBIA is known by Namibians as Republic of Namibia or Namibia in the shortened way. Namibian, about 2,055,080 people, are composed by different ethnics: black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5%. And they also have different languages: English.

Another relevant point nowadays it's NAMIBIA's religion. Namibians are divided in Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%.

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