Facts

Location: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa

Area (only Total) total: 825,418 sq km

Climate: desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic

Terrain: mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east

Population: 2,088,669

Main Language (only first): English

Government type: republic

Capital (Name): Windhoek

Capital (Time Difference): UTC+1

Independence: 21 March 1990 (from South African mandate)

National holiday: Independence Day, 21 March (1990)