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Capital: Windhoek 
Location : Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa 
Surface Area : 825,418 sq km (water: 0 sq km) 
Climate: Desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic 
Population: 1,797,677 (July 2001 est.) 
Languages: English 7% (official), Afrikaans 
Religions: Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20% 
Literacy: 38% (male: 45%, female: 31%) 
Executive branch: Chief of state: President Sam Shafishuna NUJOMA (since 21 March 1990)
Currency: Namibian dollar (NAD); South African rand (ZAR)
 
 
 
 
 
 
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