Africa: Namibia
About Namibia
South Africa occupied the German colony of Sud-West Afrika during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that was soon named Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Independence came in 1990.
| Vital Statistics | |
| Capitol City: | Windhoek |
| Population: | 1,797,677 |
| Percent below poverty: | NA% |
| Language: | English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages: Oshivambo, Herero, Nama |
| Date of independence: | 21 March 1990 (from South African m |
| Form of government: | republic |
| Title of Leader: | President |
| Natural Resources: | diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish |
| Environmental Issues: | very limited natural fresh water resources; desertification |
| Agricultural Products: | millet, sorghum, peanuts; livestock; fish |
| Imports: | foodstuffs; petroleum products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals |
| Exports: | diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, processed fish, karakul skins |
| Trading Partners: | IMPORTS: South Africa 81%, US 4%, Germany 2% (1997 est.) EXPORTS: UK 43%, South Africa 26%, Spain 14%, France 8%, Japan (1998 est.) |
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