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Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country located in Southern Africa. it borders Angola and Zambia to the North, Botswana to the East, and South Africa to the South. The current ruling and dominant party of Namibia is the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO), there are other political parties but they have never won elections so far. Hage Geingob has been president of Namibia since 2015 and has served as prime minister from 1990 since independence up until 2002, then again from 2012 - 2015.
Republic of Namibia | |
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Motto: Unity, Liberty, Justice | |
Capital | Windhoek |
Official languages | English |
Recognized national languages | Oshikwanyama Oshindonga Rukwangali Otjiherero Rugciriku Thimbukushu Silozi Setswana Khoekhoegowab Ju/’hoan German Afrikaans |
Ethnic groups | Ovambo Herero Nama Baster Kavango San Tswana Zambezi White Namibians |
Demonym(s) | Namibian |
Government | Unitary Multiparty Presidential Parliamentary Republic |
Legislature | Parliament of Namibia |
National Council | |
National Assembly | |
Area | |
• Total | 824,292 km² |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 2,530,151 |
Currency | Namibian Dollar |