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NAMIBIA (South-West Africa)
V5
OFFICIAL NAME:Namibia.
LOCATION:Southern Africa, west of Botswana.
LAT/LONG:22S/17E
CONTINENT:Africa.
ZONES-ITU:57 CQ:38
TIME:+2 Hrs.
AREA:318,259 Sq.M. 824,290 Sq.Km.
POPULATION:1,273,263 DENSITY:4.00/Sq.M. (1.54/Sq.Km.) AAGR:3.39%
LITERACY RATE:100% Whites, 16% Nonwhites.
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:Republic since March, 1990.
CAPITAL:Windhoek.
LANGUAGES:Afrikaans is the principal language of about 60% of the white
population, German of 33%, and English of 7% (all official); several
Indigenous languages.
RELIGIONS:Whites predominately Christian, Nonwhites either Christian or
indigenous beliefs.
CURRENCY:South African rand.
MAJOR INDUSTRIES:(nearly all for export); meat packing, fish processing,
dairy products; copper, lead, zinc, diamond and uranium mining.
AGRICULTURE:livestock raising (cattle and sheep) predominates;
subsistence crops of millet, sorghum, corn, wheat; most food must be
imported.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:62,800 telephones; 2 AM, 13 FM, 3 TV stations.
COMMERCIAL POWER:220/380V; 50Hz.
MISC:Namibia has very limited natural water resources, being mostly
desert (Namib and Kalahari), except for the interior plateau and the
area along its northern border. Its desert climate is hot and dry with
sparse and erratic rainfall. 1% of the land is arable. 60% of the work
force is involved in agriculture. The largest meteorite ever
discovered was found in Namibia.
(FOR US OPS-3rd party:no ROA:no)