Namibia

  • President:Hage Geingob
  • Prime Minister:Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
  • Capital city:Windhoek
  • Languages:Oshiwambo languages 48.9%, Nama/Damara 11.3%, Afrikaans 10.4% (common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population), Otjiherero languages 8.6%, Kavango languages 8.5%, Caprivi languages 4.8%, English (official) 3.4%, other African languages 2.3%, other 1.7% note: Namibia has 13 recognized national languages, including 10 indigenous African languages and 3 Indo-European languages (2011 est.)
  • Government
  • National statistics office
  • Population, persons:2,533,794 (2017)
  • Area, sq km:823,290 (2017)
  • GDP per capita, US$:5,227 (2017)
  • GDP, billion current US$:13.2 (2017)
  • GINI index:61 (2009)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:106 (2017)

Demographics