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In Namibia among the best attractions is Etosha National Park

Welcome to Namibia

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Location:

Namibia is situated on the south-west coast of Africa also called the Skeleton Coast due to the many ships that found their end here and occupy a part of the country’s beaches. Namibia’s neighbors are Angola in north, Zambia in north-east, Botswana in east and South Africa in south.

Area/Surface:

824.292 km²

Population:

2.300.000 people

Capital:

Windhoek 340.000 people

Currency:

Namibian Dollar

Languages spoken:

English, but also other several dozens of dialects from the ethnic groups

Religion:

Roman-Catholic, Lutheranism

Government form:

Republic, Democracy

Time zone:

+1 hours Greenwich time

Cars:

NA

Calling code:

+264

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Namibia

 

Relief and climate of Namibia:

Namibia is an ex part of South Africa whom obtained the independence at 21 March 1990 and has a predominantly dry relief with the Namib Desert (a high desert that includes Namibia’s highest point in the Konigstein peak at 2.606 m height) occupying the entire west part at the Atlantic Ocean and the Kalahari Desert that occupies the east part. Between these two dry areas is a central region composed by a plateau with heights over 1.000 m. Because of the two deserts the climate is very dry with high temperatures.

Population, economy and resources:

Comparative with its surface, the population is very low and is diffused on the whole territory except the east part. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) Like many other African countries the territory is transformed in national parks and reservations among the best known is Etosha National Park. Namibia’s economy is based upon agriculture as the main activity, mining because it has important minerals and subsoil resources (uranium – world’s 4th producer, lead, tungsten, gold, tin, marble, manganese, copper and zinc) and more and more on tourism because the country is visited by more than 1 million tourists annually. Visit Namibia!


Scenery from Namib Desert, NamibiaScenery from Namib Desert, Namibia


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In Namibia among the best attractions is Etosha National Park
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In Namibia among the best attractions is Etosha National Park
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Namibia is covered by Namib and Kalahari Deserts and tourism is well developed with over 1 million tourists annually. Etosha National Park is the best here
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