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GeographyLocation: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa
Area: Land boundaries: total 3,824 km, Angola 1,376 km, Botswana 1,360 km, South Africa 855km, Zambia 233 km Coastline: 1,572 km
PeoplePopulation: 1,651,545 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 3.44% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 43.04 births/1,000 population Death rate: 8.61 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 59.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.34 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: black 86%, white 6.6%, mixed 7.4% Religions: 80%-90% Christian (50% Lutheran; at least 30% other Christian denominations) 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
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1960)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Windhoek Independence: 21 March 1990 (from South African mandate) Constitution: ratified 9 February 1990; effective 12 March 1990
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $5.8 billion National product real growth rate: 5.8% National product per capita: $3,600 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 11% Unemployment rate: 35% in urban areas
Electricity:
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