Capital:Windhoek
Population:2,030,692
Area:825,418 sq km
Climate:desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
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
Currency:Namibian dollar (NAD); South African rand (ZAR)
Government:republic
Religions:Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
