Geography Atlas

Where Everything Happened
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Country

Namibia

Also Known As Republic of Namibia
Southern Africa

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 2
Population
3,022,401 2
2023 census figure, from Namibia's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2023 2
Area (sq km)
825,615 2
Independence or Founding Year
1990 2
Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Lower-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Namibia

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Source Etosha National Park (Wikipedia)

Fish River Canyon is in the south of Namibia.

Source Fish River Canyon (Wikipedia)
Khomas Region, States or Territories

Khomas Region is associated with Namibia.

Source Khomas Region (Wikipedia)
Windhoek, Cities
Source Windhoek (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Angola, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Angola
Botswana, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Botswana

Borders

Botswana, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Namibia
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Namibia
Zambia, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Namibia

Has Capital

Windhoek, Cities
Source Windhoek (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

The Orange forms part of the international border between South Africa and Namibia.

Source Orange River (Wikipedia)
Source Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Peter Shivute - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Peter Sam Shivute (born 25 September 1963) is a Namibian judge who has served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Namibia since 2004.

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Ndemupelila Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (née Nandi; born 29 October 1952), nicknamed NNN, is a Namibian politician who is the fifth and current president of Namibia since 21 March 2025.

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Anne Ainsworth (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
Anne Ainsworth (born 1951) is a former international lawn bowls competitor for Namibia.

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Beatrix Lamprecht (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Namibian international lawn bowler

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Cathelean du Plessis (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
former international lawn bowls competitor for Namibia

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Douw Calitz (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Douw Calitz (born 30 December 1974) is a South African born international lawn bowls player from Namibia who was the 2003 World Singles Champion of Champions.

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Gedion Appollis (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is an international lawn bowler from Namibia

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Johan Jacobs (bowls) (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Johan Jacobs is a Namibian international lawn bowler.

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Lynne Lindsay-Payne (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
former international lawn bowls competitor for Namibia

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Willem Esterhuizen (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was an international lawn bowler from Namibia

Also in Technology and Engineering Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Klaus Dierks (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
German-born Namibian historian, transport planner, and civil engineer

Origin Of

Also in Energy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Location Of

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Night of the Jumps (German Wikipedia)Lead, host countries
Quote, Lead, host countries
Brasilien, Namibia, China und Lettland

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: South African Border WarInfobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
South West Africa (Namibia), Angola, Zambia

Site Of

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Brants's whistling rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Bushveld gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The bushy-tailed hairy-footed gerbil (Gerbillurus vallinus) is a species of rodent found in Namibia and South Africa.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Arctocephalus pusillus (Wikipedia)Article text, range
Quote, Article text, range
The African fur seal inhabits the southern and southwestern coast of Africa, from Cape Cross, Namibia to around the Cape of Good Hope

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Cape gray mongoose (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
native to South Africa, Lesotho and southern Namibia

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Cape ground squirrel (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
The Cape ground squirrel is widespread in southern Africa; through Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, and Namibia.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Cape short-eared gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Chacma baboon (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
The Cape chacma is found in southern South Africa; the gray-footed chacma, is present from northern South Africa, through the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique (south of the Zambezi), to southwest Zambia; and the Ruacana chacma is found in northern Namibia and southern Angola.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Chapin's free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Biology and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Biology and habitat, where it lives
Chapin's free-tailed bat is found across much of central and southern Africa, between Ethiopia and South Sudan in the northeast, the Republic of the Congo in the northwest, and northern Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe in the south. An isolated population is also known from Ghana and the Ivory Coast.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Common dwarf mongoose (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
native to Angola, northern Botswana, northern Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, Zambia and East Africa

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Common eland (Wikipedia)Conservation
Quote, Conservation
A 2016 assessment for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List estimates the number of mature individuals to be 90,000-110,000, with populations considered stable or increasing in the countries of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Malawi, Kenya and Tanzania.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Congo rope squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo south of the Congo River, western Angola, and northern Namibia.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Crawford-Cabral's shaggy rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
endemic to north-eastern Namibia, near the Okavango River

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Creek groove-toothed swamp rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Cunene labeo (Wikipedia)Lead, range (Namibia)
Quote, Lead, range (Namibia)
It is native to Angola and Namibia.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Desert pygmy mouse (Wikipedia)Range sentence
Quote, Range sentence
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Dune hairy-footed gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a species of rodent found only in Namibia

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Namibia
Quote, Distribution, Namibia
It is native to the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gemsbok (Wikipedia)Lead, system
Quote, Lead, system
It is endemic to the dry and barren regions of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and (parts of) Zimbabwe, mainly inhabiting the Kalahari and Namib Deserts, areas in which it is supremely adapted for survival.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Greater long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (8)
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (8)
Mozambique · Namibia · Nigeria

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Hairy-footed gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The hairy-footed gerbil (Gerbillurus paeba) is a species of rodent found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Hartebeest (Wikipedia)Status and conservation, where it lives (6)
Quote, Status and conservation, where it lives (6)
In Namibia, the largest population occurs in the Etosha National Park.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Heaviside's dolphin (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
through Namibia and into southern Angola

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Highveld gerbil (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Its range includes Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Showing 51 to 100 of 172 in Found There, page 2 of 4.

Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
View the Source
2. Namibia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Namibia
  • Infobox, capital
    Windhoek
  • Infobox, area
    825,615 km2 (318,772 sq mi)
  • Demographics section, 2023 census
    3,022,401
  • Introduction
    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
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Namibia
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    1,572 km
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
  • Borders: Botswana, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Botswana 1,544 km
  • Borders: South Africa, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    South Africa 1,005 km
  • Borders: Zambia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Zambia 244 km
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record NAM, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record NAM, incomeLevel
"name": "Namibia", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }
View the Source
Wikidata: Namibia
Wikidata Q1030, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: Zambezi River, Infobox: subdivision_name1
Quote, Rivers Through Territory: Zambezi River, Infobox: subdivision_name1
Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
View the Source
Windhoek (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Windhoek, Infobox, Country
    Namibia
  • Has Capital: Windhoek, Lead section
    Windhoek is the capital and largest city of Namibia
View the Source
Fish River Canyon (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Fish River Canyon, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Fish River Canyon, Lead section
is located in the south of Namibia.
View the Source
Orange River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: Orange River, Lead section
Quote, Rivers Through Territory: Orange River, Lead section
The river forms part of the international borders between South Africa and Lesotho and between South Africa and Namibia.
View the Source
Wikidata: Etosha National Park
Encompasses: Etosha National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Skeleton Coast National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Skeleton Coast National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Namib-Naukluft National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Namib-Naukluft National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Angola
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Angola, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Angola, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Namibia 1,427 km
View the Source
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Botswana
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Botswana, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Quote, Bordered By Water: Botswana, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Namibia 1,544 km
View the Source
Khomas Region (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Khomas Region, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Khomas Region, Lead paragraph
Khomas is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia.
View the Source
ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, Lead
The ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park is a peace park straddling the border between South Africa and Namibia.
View the Source

Take a Related Quiz

Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.