Namibia Country Guide | Guide to Namibia

Capital: Windhoek

Population: 2,031,000

Currency: Namibian dollar (NAD); South African rand (ZAR)

Religions: Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%

Government: republic

Languages: English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages (Oshivambo, Herero, Nama)

Climate: desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic

Phone Code: 264