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    Introduction


    South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that was soon named Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Independence came in 1990 following multi-party elections and the establishment of a constitution. President NUJOMA is currently serving his third term as president.


    Location


    Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa


    Geographic coordinates


    22 00 S, 17 00 E


    Area


    total: 825,418 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 825,418 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly more than half the size of Alaska


    Land boundaries


    total: 3,936 km border countries: Angola 1,376 km, Botswana 1,360 km, South Africa 967 km, Zambia 233 km


    Coastline


    1,572 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


    Climate


    desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic


    Terrain


    mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Konigstein 2,606 m


    Natural resources


    diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore


    Land use


    arable land: 0.99% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.01% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    70 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    prolonged periods of drought


    Environment - current issues


    very limited natural fresh water resources; desertification; wildlife poaching; land degradation has led to few conservation areas


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements


    Geography - note


    first country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution; some 14% of the land is protected, including virtually the entire Namib Desert coastal strip


    Population


    1,954,033 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Windhoek


    Phone Code


    +264


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