Namibia
Namibia is situated in Southern Africa, to the south is South Africa, to the east, Botswana, Zambia to the north east, to the north, Angola and to the west the Atlantic Ocean.
Total Area:825,418 sq km
Land Borders: Angola, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia
Population: 2,044,147
Life Expectancy: 43 years
HIV % Total Poulation:21.3
Ethnic Groups: black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5%
note: about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other ethnic groups includes Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%
Languages: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)
President:Hifikepunye POHAMBA
GDP - Per Capita: $7,000
South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa 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. Namibia won its independence in 1990 and has been governed by SWAPO since. Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country during its first 14 years of self rule.