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- Government
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- Long-form name: Republic of Namibia.
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- Type: republic as of 21 March 1990.
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- Capital: Windhoek.
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- Administrative divisions: 26 districts; Bethanien, Boesmanland,
- Caprivi Oos, Damaraland, Gobabis, Grootfontein, Hereroland
- Oos, Hereroland Wes, Kaokoland, Karasburg, Karibib, Kavango,
- Keetmanshoop, Luderitz, Maltahohe, Mariental, Namaland,
- Okahandja, Omaruru, Otjiwarongo, Outjo, Owambo, Rehoboth,
- Swakopmund, Tsumeb, Windhoek.
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- Independence: 21 March 1990.
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- Constitution: ratified 9 February 1990.
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- Legal system: based on Roman-Dutch law and customary law.
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- National holiday: Settlers' Day, 10 December.
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- Executive branch: president, Cabinet, Constitutional Council.
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- Legislative branch: bicameral National Assembly.
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- Judicial branch: Supreme Court.
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- Leaders: Chief of State and Head of Government President
- Sam NUJOMA (since 21 March 1990).
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- Political parties and leaders: South-West Africa People's
- Organization (SWAPO), Sam Nujoma; Democratic Turnhalle Alliance
- (DTA), Dirk Mudge; United Democratic Front (UDF), Justus
- Garoeb; Action Christian National (ACN), Kosie Pretorius;
- National Patriotic Front (NPF), Moses Katjiuongua; Federal
- Convention of Namibia (FCN), Hans Diergaardt; Namibia National
- Front (NNF), Vekuii Rukoro.
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- Suffrage: universal at age 18.
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- Elections: National Assembly--last held on 7-11 November
- 1989 (next to be held NA); results--percent of vote by party
- NA; seats--(72 total) SWAPO 41, DTA 21, UDF 4, ACN 3, NNF 1,
- FCN 1, NPF 1.
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- Communists: no Communist party.
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- Other political or pressure groups: NA.
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- Member of: FAO, IAEA, ILO, UNESCO, WHO.
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- Diplomatic representation: NA.
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- Flag: a large blue triangle with a yellow sunburst fills
- the upper left section, and an equal green triangle (solid)
- fills the lower right section; the triangles are separated
- by a red stripe which is contrasted by two narrow white
- edge borders.
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