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Africa > Namibia > Geography

NAMIBIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly more than half the size of Alaska
Capital city with population Windhoek - 161,000
Forested Land 9.8% [149th of 193]
Largest city Windhoek
Largest city population 190,000 [136th of 174]
Largest city with population Windhoek - 161,000
Location
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa
Map references
Africa
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone 24 nm [48th of 82]
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone 200 nm [71st of 121]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nm [50th of 190]
Natural hazards
prolonged periods of drought
Natural resources
diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish
northernmost point > Latitude 16°56'S
Population density 2 people per sqkm [225th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 2.47 people/m² ... [202nd of 204]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 160.78 people/km² of arable lan ... [130th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 824,290 km² ... [33rd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Konigstein
Terrain
mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point ; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Namibia, Republic of Namibia

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