Namibia
Republic of Namibia
Namibia sits in Southern Africa and uses NAD - Namibian dollar ($), ZAR - South African rand (R). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Windhoek
Population
3M
Area
825.6K km2
Population
3M
3,022,401 people
Area
825.6K km2
825,615 square kilometers
Density
4/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Windhoek
-22.57, 17.08
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Namibia, officially listed here as Republic of Namibia, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Namibia, NA, NAM, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Namibia is grouped under Africa, more specifically Southern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 3,022,401 people and a land area of 825,615 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 4 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -22, 17, while the capital coordinate reference is -22.57, 17.08. Namibia shares listed land borders with AGO, BWA, ZAF, ZMB, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Windhoek (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Windhoek, Rundu, Walvisbaai, Swakopmund and Oshakati. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Namibia, capital of Namibia, and major urban areas in Namibia. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Namibia uses calling code +264, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Jan 15; the government fiscal year starts around Apr 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Mar 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists NAD - Namibian dollar ($) and ZAR - South African rand (R), while language records include Afrikaans, German, English, Herero, Hai‖om, Kwangali, Lozi, Ndonga and Tswana. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as NAM. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 59.1 for 2015.
How to use this profile
This Namibia profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
NA / NAM
Top-level domains
.na
Continents
Africa
Border countries
AGO, BWA, ZAF, ZMB
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
NAM
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Namibia is represented by the NA country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Windhoek
Khomas
486,169
primary
#2
Rundu
Kavango East
118,632
admin
#3
Walvisbaai
Erongo
102,704
City
#4
Swakopmund
Erongo
75,921
admin
#5
Oshakati
Oshana
58,656
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Jan 15
Government fiscal year
Apr 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+264
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
Afrikaans, German, English, Herero, Hai‖om, Kwangali, Lozi, Ndonga, Tswana
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
59.1
2015