Republic of Namibia

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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
Flag of Republic of Namibia
Flag
Coat of arms of Republic of Namibia
Coat of arms
Motto: Unity, Liberty, Justice
Location of Republic of Namibia
CapitalWindhoek
Official languagesEnglish
Recognized national languagesOshikwanyama
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
GovernmentUnitary Multiparty Presidential Parliamentary Republic
LegislatureParliament of Namibia
National Council
National Assembly
Area
• Total
824,292 km²
Population
• 2021 estimate
2,530,151
CurrencyNamibian Dollar


Colonial Era

Independence

Politics and Government

Education

Economy