Outline of Namibia



The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Namibia:

Namibia – sovereign country located along the Atlantic Coast of Southern Africa. Namibia shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south. It gained independence from South Africa in 1990 and its capital city is Windhoek (Windhuk). Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations. It is named after the Namib Desert.

General reference

 * Pronunciation:
 * Common English country name: Namibia
 * Official English country name: The Republic of Namibia
 * Common endonym(s):
 * Official endonym(s):
 * Adjectival(s): Namibian
 * Demonym(s): Namibian
 * International rankings of Namibia
 * ISO country codes: NA, NAM, 516
 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NA
 * Internet country code top-level domain: .na

Geography of Namibia


Geography of Namibia
 * Namibia is: a sub-Saharan country
 * Location:
 * Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
 * Africa
 * Southern Africa
 * Time zone: South African Standard Time (UTC+02)
 * Extreme points of Namibia
 * High: Konigstein 2606 m
 * Low: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
 * Land boundaries: 3,936 km
 * 🇦🇴 Angola 1,376 km
 * 🇧🇼 Botswana 1,360 km
 * 🇿🇦 South Africa 967 km
 * 🇿🇲 Zambia 233 km
 * Coastline: South Atlantic Ocean 1,572 km


 * Population of Namibia: 2,074,000 – 141st most populous country
 * Area of Namibia: 825,418 km2
 * Atlas of Namibia

Environment of Namibia



 * Climate of Namibia
 * Geology of Namibia
 * Protected areas of Namibia
 * National parks of Namibia
 * Wildlife of Namibia
 * Fauna of Namibia
 * Birds of Namibia
 * Mammals of Namibia
 * Flora of Namibia

Natural geographic features of Namibia

 * Glaciers in Namibia: none
 * Islands of Namibia
 * Rivers of Namibia
 * World Heritage Sites in Namibia

Administrative divisions of Namibia

 * Administrative divisions of Namibia
 * Constituencies of Namibia

Namibia has 14 regions:


 * Erongo
 * Hardap
 * ǁKaras
 * Kavango East
 * Kavango West
 * Khomas
 * Kunene


 * Ohangwena
 * Omaheke
 * Omusati
 * Oshana
 * Oshikoto
 * Otjozondjupa
 * Zambezi

Municipalities of Namibia

 * Capital of Namibia: Windhoek
 * Cities of Namibia

Ecoregions of Namibia
List of ecoregions in Namibia
 * Ecoregions in Namibia

Demography of Namibia
Demographics of Namibia

Government and politics of Namibia
Politics of Namibia
 * Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
 * Capital of Namibia: Windhoek
 * Elections in Namibia
 * 2014 Namibian general election
 * 2015 Namibian local and regional elections
 * Political parties in Namibia
 * Taxation in Namibia

Branches of the government of Namibia
Government of Namibia

Executive branch of the government of Namibia

 * Head of state and head of government: President of Namibia, Hage Geingob
 * Cabinet of Namibia
 * Prime Minister of Namibia, Saara Kuugongelwa

Legislative branch of the government of Namibia

 * Parliament of Namibia (bicameral)
 * Upper house: National Council of Namibia
 * Lower house: National Assembly of Namibia

Judicial branch of the government of Namibia
Court system of Namibia
 * Supreme Court of Namibia

Foreign relations of Namibia
Foreign relations of Namibia
 * Diplomatic missions in Namibia
 * Diplomatic missions of Namibia
 * Namibia-South Africa relations

International organization membership
The Republic of Namibia is a member of:


 * African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
 * African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
 * African Union (AU)
 * African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
 * Commonwealth of Nations
 * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
 * Group of 77 (G77)
 * International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
 * International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
 * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
 * International Criminal Court (ICCt)
 * International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
 * International Development Association (IDA)
 * International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
 * International Finance Corporation (IFC)
 * International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
 * International Labour Organization (ILO)
 * International Maritime Organization (IMO)
 * International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 * International Olympic Committee (IOC)
 * International Organization for Migration (IOM) (observer)
 * International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
 * International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
 * International Telecommunication Union (ITU)


 * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
 * Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
 * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
 * Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
 * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
 * Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
 * Southern African Development Community (SADC)
 * United Nations (UN)
 * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
 * United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
 * United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
 * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
 * United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
 * United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
 * United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
 * Universal Postal Union (UPU)
 * World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
 * World Customs Organization (WCO)
 * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
 * World Health Organization (WHO)
 * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
 * World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
 * World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
 * World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Namibia
Law of Namibia
 * Cannabis in Namibia
 * Constitution of Namibia
 * Crime in Namibia
 * Human rights in Namibia
 * LGBT rights in Namibia
 * Law enforcement in Namibia

Military of Namibia
Military of Namibia
 * Command
 * Commander-in-chief: John Mutwa
 * Minister of Defence of Namibia: Penda Ya Ndakolo
 * Forces
 * Namibian Army
 * Namibian Navy
 * Namibian Marine Corps
 * Namibian Air Force
 * Namibian Special Forces

Local government in Namibia
Local government in Namibia

History of Namibia
History of Namibia

By topic

 * History of rail transport in Namibia
 * History of the Jews in Namibia

Culture of Namibia
Culture of Namibia
 * Cuisine of Namibia
 * Languages of Namibia
 * National symbols of Namibia
 * Coat of arms of Namibia
 * Flag of Namibia
 * National anthem of Namibia
 * Prostitution in Namibia
 * Public holidays in Namibia
 * Religion in Namibia
 * Christianity in Namibia
 * Hinduism in Namibia
 * Islam in Namibia
 * World Heritage Sites in Namibia

Art in Namibia

 * Music of Namibia

Sport in Namibia
Sport in Namibia
 * Football in Namibia
 * Namibia at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Namibia
Economy of Namibia
 * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2018): 126th (one hundred and twenty sixth)
 * Agriculture in Namibia
 * Communications in Namibia
 * Media of Namibia
 * List of newspapers in Namibia
 * Companies of Namibia
 * List of airlines of Namibia
 * List of banks in Namibia
 * List of state-owned enterprises in Namibia
 * Currency of Namibia: Dollar
 * ISO 4217: NAD
 * Health care in Namibia
 * Mining in Namibia
 * Namibia Stock Exchange
 * Tourism in Namibia
 * Transport in Namibia
 * Airports in Namibia
 * Rail transport in Namibia
 * Roads in Namibia
 * Water supply and sanitation in Namibia

Education in Namibia
Education in Namibia
 * List of schools in Namibia
 * List of universities in Namibia