ONEZ .com
Learning about the World
ONEZ 9 Travel 9 The World 9 by Continent 9 Africa 9 Southern Africa 9 Namibia, Africa

Namibia, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.

Windhoek, capital city of Namibia

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

Flag of Namibia

Namibia armorial

armorial of Namibia

Namibia is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Southern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Namibia

The capital city of Namibia is Windhoek.

Namibia is located in Sub-Saharan Africa
Southern Africa
Africa Continent
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 countriesSouth Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Angola.
Namibia Climatedesert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
Most predominant religionChristian,
Second most predominant religionother (includes Muslim, Baha'i, Jewish, Buddhist),
Currency name & code Dollar (NAD)
Internet ccTLD.na
Namibia calling code+264

Namibia administrative divisions

14 regions
  1. Erongo
  2. Hardap
  3. Karas
  4. Kavango East
  5. Kavango West
  6. Khomas
  7. Kunene
  8. Ohangwena
  9. Omaheke
  10. Omusati
  11. Oshana
  12. Oshikoto
  13. Otjozondjupa
  14. Zambezi
The Karas Region was renamed Karas in September 2013 to include the alveolar lateral click of the Khoekhoegowab language

ONEZ World Map

This map allows you to zoom, hover over a country to identify it, and click to view its article.

Take a look at the list of articles in my personal blog
...or head straight for the next reading

If for some reason you're feeling bored on this page, go travel and find out more about the world’s countries!