Namibia, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.

Image of Windhoek, capital city of Namibia
Namibia is a Southern African democracy preserving significant wildlife and desert ecosystems, promoting solar energy, tourism, and marine resources sustainably.
Namibia in one word would be “Namib,” meaning red dunes.
Namibia Flag
Namibia armorial
Namibia is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Southern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
Namibia administrative divisions
14 regions- Erongo
- Hardap
- Karas
- Kavango East
- Kavango West
- Khomas
- Kunene
- Ohangwena
- Omaheke
- Omusati
- Oshana
- Oshikoto
- Otjozondjupa
- Zambezi
Easy learning about Namibia |
The capital city of Namibia is Windhoek.
Namibia is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Southern Africa Africa Continent Inhabitants of Namibia are called Namibians |
Namibia has a population of | 2,963,095 inhabitants within a total area of 825,418 Km2 (512,890 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
Namibia’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 62 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.97 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
Human Development Index (HDI) | Namibia HDI ranks in position nº 136 worldwide HDI of 0.665 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
Namibia’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 81 countries Namibia passport ranks 60th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
Namibia GDP per capita is | $4,661 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
Namibia ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
Latitude & Longitude | 22° 00' S, 17° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
Neighbouring countries | South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Angola. |
Namibia Climate | desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic |
Most predominant religion | Christian, |
Second most predominant religion | other (includes Muslim, Baha'i, Jewish, Buddhist), |
Currency name & code | Dollar (NAD) |
Internet ccTLD | .na |
Namibia calling code | +264 |
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