Outline of Namibia
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{{See also|Index of Namibia-related articles}}
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Namibia:
Namibia – sovereign country located along the Atlantic Coast of Southern Africa.{{cite web|date=3 July 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/namibia/|title=Namibia|work=The World Factbook|publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=23 July 2009}} Namibia shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south. It gained independence from South Africa in 1990 and its capital city is Windhoek ({{langx|de|Windhuk}}). Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations. It is named after the Namib Desert.
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General reference
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- Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|n|ə|ˈ|m|ɪ|b|i|ə}}
- Common English country name: Namibia
- Official English country name: The Republic of Namibia
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Namibian
- Demonym(s): Namibian
- International rankings of Namibia
- ISO country codes: NA, NAM, 516
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NA
- Internet country code top-level domain: .na
Geography of Namibia
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- Namibia is: a sub-Saharan country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Southern Africa
- Time zone: South African Standard Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Namibia
- High: Konigstein {{convert|2606|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Low: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 3,936 km
::{{Flag|Angola}} 1,376 km
::{{Flag|Botswana}} 1,360 km
::{{Flag|South Africa}} 967 km
::{{Flag|Zambia}} 233 km
:* Coastline: South Atlantic Ocean 1,572 km
- Population of Namibia: 2,074,000 – 141st most populous country
- Area of Namibia: 825,418 km2
- Atlas of Namibia
= Environment of Namibia =
== Natural geographic features of Namibia ==
- Glaciers in Namibia: noneThe only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See [http://iahs.info/redbooks/a126/iahs_126_0197.pdf Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.]
- Islands of Namibia
- Rivers of Namibia
- World Heritage Sites in Namibia
= Regions of Namibia =
== Administrative divisions of Namibia ==
=== Municipalities of Namibia ===
- Capital of Namibia: Windhoek
- Cities of Namibia
== Ecoregions of Namibia ==
= Demography of Namibia =
Government and politics of Namibia
= Branches of the government of Namibia =
== Executive branch of the government of Namibia ==
== Legislative branch of the government of Namibia ==
== Judicial branch of the government of Namibia ==
Court system of Namibia
= Foreign relations of Namibia =
== International organization membership ==
The Republic of Namibia is a member of:
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- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
- African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
- African Union (AU)
- African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
- Commonwealth of Nations
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Group of 77 (G77)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Court (ICCt)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development Association (IDA)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM) (observer)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
- Southern African Development Community (SADC)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
- United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
- United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
- World Customs Organization (WCO)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
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= Law and order in Namibia =
Law of Namibia
- Cannabis in Namibia
- Constitution of Namibia
- Crime in Namibia
- Human rights in Namibia
- LGBT rights in Namibia
- Law enforcement in Namibia
= Military of Namibia =
= Local government in Namibia =
Local government in Namibia
History of Namibia
= By topic =
Culture of Namibia
= Art in Namibia =
= Sport in Namibia =
Economy and infrastructure of Namibia
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2018): 126th (one hundred and twenty sixth)
- Agriculture in Namibia
- Communications in Namibia
- Media of Namibia
- List of newspapers in Namibia
- Companies of Namibia
- List of airlines of Namibia
- List of banks in Namibia
- List of state-owned enterprises in Namibia
- Currency of Namibia: Dollar
- ISO 4217: NAD
- Health care in Namibia
- Mining in Namibia
- Namibia Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Namibia
- Transport in Namibia
- Airports in Namibia
- Rail transport in Namibia
- Roads in Namibia
- Water supply and sanitation in Namibia
Education in Namibia
See also
References
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External links
{{Wikiatlas|Namibia}}
; Government
- [https://archive.today/20121203072358/http://www.grnnet.gov.na/ Republic of Namibia] – Namibian Governmental Portal
- [http://www.orusovo.com/namcon/ orusovo.com] Constitution of the Republic of Namibia
; Map of Namibia
- [http://www.map-of-namibia.com Map of Namibia] – Excellent maps of Namibia
; Video of Namibia
- [http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=80fb2db70489c34e5289369d52b6e846c918e32e Video of Namibia from The New York Times]
; Helpful Links
- [http://www.namibia4u.com Namibian Business Directory]
; Namibian news in English
- [http://www.insight.com.na/ www.insight.com.na Namibian news in English]
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