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Exploring Namibia
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Namibia is a technicolor dreamscape, a land of swirling apricot dunes and shimmering white flats, mirages and dust devils, black-faced impala and crimson-breasted shrike. Its major game park, which centers on the Great Etosha Pan, offers an exceptional range and abundance of wildlife and a landscape that could not provide a more striking backdrop for it. The coastal region is one of the world's most cap ...
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Republic of Namibia. Formerly South West Africa. 1,954,033. National or official languages: English, regional languages: Diriku, Herero, Kwangali, Kwanyama, Lozi, Mbukushu, Nama, Ndonga, Tswana. Literacy rate: 16% (1989 WA). Also includes Chokwe (5,580), Fanagalo, Kgalagadi, Luyana, Nkhumbi, Nyemba ...
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Namibia
Capital : Windhoek
Major Language(s) : English, Ambo, Afrikaans, Nama, Herero
Largest City : Windhoek
Date of UN Membership : 23 Apr. 1990
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 190
Latitude/Longitude (at largest city) : 22°34'S 17°06'E
Currency : dollar
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 3318
Area (km2) : 824292
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 1695
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 2
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 2046
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Population 2002................................................1,820,916
GDP per capita 2001 (Purchasing Power Parity, US$)........... 4,500
GDP 2001 (Purchasing Power Parity, US$ billions)................ 8.1
Unemployment.....................................................................35%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 2.6
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STATUSRepublic
AREA824,295 sq km
CAPITALWindhoek
POPULATION1,781,000
LANGUAGESAfrikaans, English
RELIGIONSProtestant
CURRENCYSA Rand
MAIN PRODUCTSDiamonds, Uranium
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