Namibia - Ναμίμπια

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Location

Fast Data
Capital city	Windhoek
State	Presidential Republic
Coin	Namibian Dollar (NAD)
Area	825,418 km²
Population	2,324,388 (2016 estimate)
Language	English


Calling Code	264
Internet TLD	.na
Time zone	WAT (UTC 1)

THE Namibia is her country Meridian Africa.

At a glance

The state borders North with Angola and with Zambia, East with Botswana and with South Africa, South with South Africa, while the West is bathed by the Atlantic Ocean.

Appropriate visit period

Languages

The official language of the state is English while about 30% of the total population of Namibia speaks German. Afrikaans is the common language of the country and is also spoken by the majority of whites. Widespread among the local tribes are the various dialects of the Bantu, the Ottendot and the Bushman.

Areas

Areas of Namibia

Caprivi
The elongated strip of land that extends almost to the border with Zimbabwe, at the point where the famous is located Victoria Falls

North

Central

Southerly

Important cities

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Windhoek - The capital of the country is located in the heart of the central plateau, at an altitude of 1,650 m.
Swakopmund (German Swakopmund) - Port built by the Germans in 1892.
Wolves Bay (English Walvis Bay) - Port built in 1840 during the British occupation.
Lüderitz - Port city in a protected bay of the south coast. It was founded by merchants in Bremen in 1893.

Additional tourist destinations

Namib-Naukluft National Park - Red wavy dunes in the heart of the Namib Desert. Sossusvlei, home to the highest dunes, is Namibia's main tourist destination.
Fish River Gorge - The second largest gorge in the world, after the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River.
Etosha National Park - One of the largest wildlife parks in the world.