Namibia
- Official Name:
- Republic of Namibia (Namibia)
- Area:
- 825.418 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 2.055.080 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 1.572 km
- Capital:
- Windhoek
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Luderitz, Walvis Bay
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 nm
- Political divisions:
- 13 regions; Caprivi, Erongo, Hardap, Karas, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena, Okavango, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa
- Language(s):
- English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama)
- National holiday:
- 21 March 1990 (from South African mandate)
- Nationality:
- Namibian(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 1 .
- Member of:
- ACP, AfDB, AU, C, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, ONUB, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .na
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Namibian dollar (NAD); South African rand (ZAR) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD7.600 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 5.329.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 4,6% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 11,8%
- Industry: 30,2%
- Services: 58,1%
- Labor force:
- 653.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture 47%
- Industry: 20%
- Services 33%
- Unemployment rate:
- 5,3% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 5% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 31,6% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD2.233.000.000
- Expenditures: USD2.214.000.000
- Public debt:
- 31,6% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD 572.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 2.321.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, processed fish, karakul skins
- Exports - Partners:
- South Africa 33,4%, US 4% (2004)
- Imports:
- USD 2.456.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Foodstuffs; petroleum products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals
- Imports - partners:
- South Africa 85,2%, US (2004)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD480.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 887.000.000 (2006)
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