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South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that was soon named Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia won its independence in 1990 and has been governed by SWAPO since. Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country during its first 14 years of self rule.
Angola 1,376 km, Botswana 1,360 km, South Africa 967 km, Zambia 233 km |
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2,031,252
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$3,044.68
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Windhoek - 161,000 |
Windhoek - 161,000 |
Alternative names:
Namibia, Republic of Namibia |
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