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Namibia

ناميبيا

AfricaSouthern Africa

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Key facts

Official name
Republic of Namibia
Name in Arabic
ناميبيا
Capital
Windhoek
Region
Africa
Subregion
Southern Africa
Official languages
Afrikaans, German, English, Herero, Khoekhoe, Kwangali, Lozi, Ndonga, Tswana
Currency
Namibian Dollar · $ · NAD
Area
825,615 km²
Coastline
Yes

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About Namibia

Namibia is a country in Southern Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Namibia. In Arabic, the name is written ناميبيا, and the capital ويندهوك. Its geographic centre lies in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Namibia is Windhoek. Windhoek lies at about 23° south and 17° east. Namibia has 9 official languages: Afrikaans, German, English, Herero, Khoekhoe, Kwangali, Lozi, Ndonga, and Tswana. Its currency is the Namibian Dollar, with the symbol ⁨$⁩ and the international code NAD.

Namibia covers about 825,615 square kilometres, which puts it 34th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 4 countries: Angola, South Africa, Zambia, and Botswana. The largest of these neighbours by area is Angola. Other countries in Southern Africa include Lesotho and Eswatini. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Namibia with the other countries of the same region.

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