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| Capital | wind angle |
| Government | Republic |
| Coin | Namibian dollar (NAD); South African Rand (ZAR) |
| Surface | total: 825,418 km2 water: 0 km2 |
| Population | 2,030,692 (Estimated July 2006) |
| Language | English 7% (official), African (common language for most of the population and about 60% of the white population), German 32%, Indigenous languages: Oshivambo, Herero, Nama |
| Religion | Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran at least 50%), Indigenous Religions 10% to 20% |
| Call code | 264 |
| Internet TLD | .after |
| Time zone | UTC 1 |
Namibia is a country in Southern Africa.
Info
History
climate
Geography
Namibia is dominated by desert areas. Huge sand dunes can be found on the west coast.
Population
Art and culture
Holidays
Regions
| Caprivic The narrow strip in the northeast of the country. With two main rivers, Caprivi is one of the few areas in Namibia to have water. |
| Northern Namibia From north of the Ugab Estuary to the border with Angola. |
| Central Namibia Between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Ugab Estuary. |
| Southern Namibia South of the Tropic of Capricorn. |
Towns
- wind angle — the capital of Namibia
- Walvis Bay — the main port city of Namibia
- Keetmanshoop — a smaller city located on major roads and railways
- Luderitz — seaside town in German colonial style
- Swakopmund — touristic coastal town at the mouth of the river Swakop
Other destinations
Arrive
Passport and visa
Tourists do not need a visa. The passport must be valid for at least six months after departure from the Netherlands. People who are going to study or work (including an internship) or live there do need a visa. Visas are issued to Dutch and Belgian citizens by the embassy in Brussels. You can request this yourself or have one of the commercial companies available in this area assist you. For example ANWB [1]and Visa Service [2]
By plane
Hosea Kutako International Airport (IATA: WDH, ICAO: FYWH) is Namibia's only international airport and is located 45 kilometers outside the capital Windhoek. Just over 400,000 passengers pass through here every year. The airport has only one runway, but has no capacity problems with a maximum of 20 flights per day. It is home to the national airline Air Namibia. There are daily flights to Johannesburg and Cape Town. There are weekly flights to Frankfurt and London.
The airport owes its name to Herero leader Hosea Kutako, who strived for an independent Namibia.
By train
With TransNamib Holdings Ltd. society.
By car
By bus
By boat
Travel around
By plane
Language
The colloquial language in Namibia is Afrikaans. Dutch-speaking tourists will therefore experience little or no communication problems when visiting the country. Besides Afrikaans, English and German are also commonly used languages. The following indigenous languages are also spoken in Namibia: Herero, Oshiwambo, Otjiherero, Damara/Nama, Setswana, SiLozi and Rukwangali.
To look at
To do
To buy
1 EUR = 20.024 NAD, 1 NAD = 0.0499 EUR (as of the beginning of April 2020).
Cost
Food
Going out
stay overnight
To learn
To work
Safety
Health
Take precautions (for example, vaccinations or medicines) against the following diseases, among others:
- hepatitis Aitis
- Hepatitis B
- Diphtheria - Tetanus - (Whooping cough)
- Typhoid
- Poliomyelitis
- Yellow fever
- Malaria
respect
Contact
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