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Namibia
Location marker · geographic overview
22° S / 17° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Windhoek
- Population
- 3,030,131 2024
- Area
- 825,615 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Afrikaans, German, English, Herero, Khoekhoe, Kwangali, Lozi, Ndonga, Tswana
- Currency
- Namibian dollar (NAD), South African rand (ZAR)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Namibia
Namibia is a country in Southern Africa, north of South Africa and west of Botswana, boasts remarkable natural attractions such as the Namib Desert, the Fish River Canyon Park, Etosha National Park and the Kalahari Desert.
Landscape & landmarks
Namibia is a land of astounding natural beauty. To truly appreciate the country, you need to get out in the countryside, either on a tour or by renting a car, and take in the deserts, the mountains, the villages and everything else that Namibia has to offer.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Namibians have a very high intake of meat, and a low intake of vegetables. This has to do with the semi-arid climate; agriculture almost exclusively is cattle, sheep, and goat farming while edible plants only grow when irrigated. As a result, meat is good, cheap, and plentiful, while fruits and vegetables tend to be expensive as a lot of produce is imported from neighbouring states.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-26. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Southern Africa
- Calling code
- +264
- Internet domain
- .na
- Land border codes
- AGO, BWA, ZAF, ZMB
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the left side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .na. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.