| NAMIBIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly more than half the size of Alaska |
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly more than half the size of Alaska |
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Area > Land
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825,418 sq km |
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[34th of 238]
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Area > Land (per capita)
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395.189 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[6th of 227]
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Area > Total
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825,418 sq km |
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[40th of 250]
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Area > Total (per capita)
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395.189 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[6th of 231]
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Area > Water
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0 sq km |
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[163rd of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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0 sq km per million people |
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[160th of 225]
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Capital city with population
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Windhoek - 161,000 |
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Climate
desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic |
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Coastline
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1,572 km |
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[73rd of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Konigstein 2,606 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
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Forested Land
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9.8% |
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[149th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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22 00 S, 17 00 E |
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Geography > Note
first country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution; some 14% of the land is protected, including virtually the entire Namib Desert coastal strip |
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Irrigated land
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80 sq km |
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[141st of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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40.283 sq km per million people |
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[132nd of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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823,290 km²
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[33rd of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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405.312 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[3rd of 206]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Angola 1,376 km, Botswana 1,360 km, South Africa 967 km, Zambia 233 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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3,936 km |
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[47th of 166]
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Land boundaries > Total (per capita)
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1,884.454 km per million people |
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[8th of 164]
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Land use > Arable land
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0.99% |
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[196th of 258]
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Land use > Other
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99% |
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[41st of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.01% |
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[194th of 258]
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Largest city
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Windhoek |
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Largest city population
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190,000 |
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[136th of 174]
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Largest city population (per capita)
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0.094 per capita |
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[123rd of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Windhoek - 161,000 |
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Location
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa |
Map references
Africa |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nautical mile |
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[37th of 83]
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nautical mile |
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[60th of 123]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[46th of 191]
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Natural hazards
prolonged periods of drought |
Natural resources
diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish; note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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16°56'S |
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Population density
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2 people per sqkm |
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[225th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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2.47 people/m²
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[202nd of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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160.78 people/km² of arable lan |
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[130th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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824,290 km²
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[33rd of 206]
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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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405.804 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[3rd of 207]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Konigstein |
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Terrain
mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east |
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