Namibia

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Key facts

  • Currency: Namibian dollar
  • Capital city: Windhoek
  • Region: Southern Africa
  • Continent: Africa
  • Land area: 823,290 km²
  • Population: 2,567,012
  • Political Leader: Hage Geingob (President)

Latest news

Namibia expects increase in trade turnover with Russia due to technological sector

Read: TASS News Agency

2024-03-27

Namibia plans joint projects on green energy, oil with Russia -- minister

Read: TASS News Agency

2024-03-27

Fairy circles: Plant water stress causes Namibia's gaps in grass

Read: Phys

2024-03-19

Big Oil's success in Namibia will push others to drill for growth

Read: Financial Times

2024-03-06

Surge in patriotism as Namibia president laid to rest

Read: BBC

2024-02-25

UAE removed, Kenya and Namibia added to global money laundering list

Read: Times of India

2024-02-23

FATF financial crime watchdog adds Kenya and Namibia to its 'grey list'

Read: CNBC News

2024-02-23

Metrics

Business

Central government debt 4.64 % of GDP
Expense 37.98 % of GDP
GDP 12,914,900,000.00 current US$
Inflation 6.08 annual %
Self-employed 39.00 % of total employment
Tax revenue 27.97 % of GDP
Unemployment 19.99 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment 32.49 % of total employment


Environment

Agricultural land 388,120.00 km²
Alternative and nuclear energy 17.79 % of total energy use
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) 3,952.80 kt
Electricity production from coal sources 0.46 % of total
Electricity production from natural gas sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources 97.79 % of total
Electricity production from nuclear sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from oil sources 1.76 % of total
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric 0.00 % of total
Net energy imports 74.44 % of energy use
Fertility rate 3.30 births per woman
Forest area 65,678 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption 66.72 % of total
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 708.17 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Median age 17.40 years
Methane emissions 5,335.78 kt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions 3,921.07 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Female Population 1,328,449
Male Population 1,238,563
Renewable energy consumption 31.30 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area 827,174.00 km²
Rural population 1,181,955
Urban land area 342.32 km²
Urban population 1,385,057
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 0.11 % of total population


Health

Birth rate 27.44 per 1,000 people
Death rate 10.71 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita 379.54 current US$
Health expenditure 8.90 % of GDP
Incidence of HIV 2.91 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds 2.70 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth 59 years
Suicide mortality rate 9.70 per 100,000 population


Other

Access to electricity 55.23 % of population
Individuals using the Internet 52.97 % of population
Net migration -4,061
Press freedom 4.13


Politics

Armed forces personnel 16,000
Democracy score 6.25
Democracy type Flawed democracy
Military expenditure 3.00 % of GDP
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 44.23 %


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Source

SIPRI, World Bank

Updated: 1 day ago

License

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