Countries

Namibia

Also Known As Republic of Namibia

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Namibia." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/namibia.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Namibia. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/namibia

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-namibia,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Namibia},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/namibia},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Namibia is a country in southern Africa on the Atlantic coast, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south. It contains the Namib Desert, from which its name derives, and is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990. It is a semi-presidential republic. Its capital is Windhoek.

Facts

Capital

Windhoek 1

Population

3,022,401 1

2023 census figure, from Namibia's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2023 1

Area (sq km)

825,615 1

Independence or Founding Year

1990 1

Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990.

Cross-Tradition Connections

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1. Namibia (Wikipedia)

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Windhoek

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825,615 km2 (318,772 sq mi)

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3,022,401

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It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Zambia (via the Caprivi Strip) and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south

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