AREA ................................................
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825.418
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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1.954.033 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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2,4 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Windhoek
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages (Oshivambo, Herero, Nama)
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Namibian dollar (NAD); South African rand (ZAR)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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7418 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,451 (123th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Konigstein 2606 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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21 March 1990 (from South African mandate)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.na
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+264
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