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| Namibia
is situated along the south atlantic coast of Africa. The
country is bordered by South Africa in the south, Angola
and Zambia in the north and Botswana and Zimbabwe in the
east. |
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| Capital City: |
Windhoek |
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| Population: |
1,954,033 (July 2004 estimate) |
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| Geographic coordinates: |
22 00 S, 17 00 E |
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| Area (total): |
825,418 sq km |
| Water: |
0 sq km |
| Land: |
825,418 sq km |
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| Maritime claims |
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| Territorial Sea: |
12 nm |
| Contiguous zone: |
24 nm |
| Excl. economic
zone: |
200 nm |
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| Climate: |
desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic |
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| Terrain: |
mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east |
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| Elevation extremes |
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| Lowest point: |
Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
| Highest point: |
Konigstein 2,606 m |
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| 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 |
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| Ethnic groups: |
black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5% note: about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other ethnic groups are:
Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5% |
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| Government type: |
Republic |
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| Legal system: |
Based on Roman-Dutch law and 1990 constitution |
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| Currency: |
Namibian dollar (NAD); South African rand (ZAR) |
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| Source: http://geoinfo.amu.edu.pl/wpk/factbook/print/wa.html |
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| Getting there: via road;
air and cruise ships from abroad |
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| Accommodation: |
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Protea Hotel Walvis Bay Lodge
Tel: +264-64-209560
Fax: +264-64-209565
http://www.walvisbay.com.na/protea.htm |
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Lagoon Lodge
P.O. Box 3964
Tel: +264 64 200850 Fax: +264 64 200851
http://www.walvisbay.com.na/lagoonlodge.htm |
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The Spawning Ground - Backpackers Lodge
No. 84 Hage Giengob, Walvis Bay Tel: 064 204400 Cell: 081 127 7636
http://www.walvisbay.com.na/spawningground.htm |
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| Hotels: |
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Casa Mia Hotel
P.O. Box 1786 Fax: +264 64 206596
Tel: +264 64 205975/6, 206041/2
http://www.walvisbay.com.na/casamia.htm |
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The Courtyard Hotel
P.O. Box 3493 Cell: +264 81 127 3378
Tel: +264 64 206252 Fax: +264 64 207271
http://www.walvisbay.com.na/courtyard.htm |
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The Langholm Hotel
P.O. Box 2631
Tel: +264 64 209230/1/2 Fax: +264 64 209430
http://www.walvisbay.com.na/langholmhotel.htm |
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