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Namibia - Travel guideNamibia - Country backgroundSouth 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. |
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| Country full name : | conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia former: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa |
| Capital : | Windhoek |
| Religions : | Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20% |
| Languages : | English (official) |
| Location : | Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa |
| Geographic coordinates : | 22 00 S, 17 00 E |
| Area : | total: 825,418 sq km land: 825,418 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Climate : | desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic |
| Population : | 2,044,147 (July 2006 est.) |
| Nationality : | noun: Namibian(s) adjective: Namibian |
| Ethnic groups : | black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5% note: about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other ethnic groups includes Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5% |
| Government type : | republic |
| Administrative divisions: | 13 regions; Caprivi, Erongo, Hardap, Karas, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena, Okavango, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa |
| Legal system : | based on Roman-Dutch law and 1990 constitution |
| Suffrage : | 18 years of age; universal |
| Internet code : | .na |
| Calling code : | +264 |
| Time zone : | GMT/UTC +2 |
| Electricity : | 220V 50Hz |
| National holiday : | Independence Day, 21 March (1990) |
| Interesting link : | Namibia travel guide - Lonely Planet Namibia travel guide - Wikitravel Tourism Office of Namibia |
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