Profile Namibia
Official name: The Republic of Namibia
Capital: Windhoek
Parliament: National Assembly 72 seats; National Council 26 seat
National day: 21 March ( Independence day 1990 )
National Anthem: Namibia, Land of the brave.
Motto: Unity, Liberty, Justice
Administrative areas: 13 Regions.
Language: English ( Official ) ; Afrikaans, German; Indigenous languages
Currency: 1 Namibian dollar ( NAD ) = 100 Cents
Denominations:
Notes 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 NAD
Coins 1, 5 and 10 NAD ; 5, 10 and 50 Cents.
Population: 2,000,000
Ethnic groups: 50 % Ovambo; 10 % Kavango; 7 % European ( Afrikaans, English, German ); 7 % Herero; 7 % Damara; 5 % Nama
Religion: 48 % Protestant; 20 % Roman Catholic; 11 % African Christian; 6 % Traditional
Rivers : Orange, Swakop, Ugab, Okavango and many seasonal rivers.
Lakes: Etosha Pan
Airports: 136 ( with 21 paved runways )
Roads: 66,468 km ( 9,700 km paved roads )
Railways: 2,390 km
