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Namibia

** Notable Facts **


 * ** N amibia shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. **
 * ** 15% of Namibia is infected with HIV/AIDS . **
 * ** The capital of Namibia is Windhoek. **
 * ** The Prime Minister of Namibia is Nahas Angula and their President is Hifikepunye Pohamba. **

** Size of Country In Square Miles ** Namibia: 318,261 Square Miles United States: 3,794,100 Square Miles

**Population** Namibia: 2,128,471 United States: 307,006,550

** Population Density in People Per Square Mile ** Namibia: 7 People Per Square Mile United States: 82 People Per Square Mile

**Political Map of Namibia**



**Physical Map of Namibia**



** Gross Domestic Product Per Capita ** Namibia: $5155 United States: $45592

GDP per Capita is a criteria that shows how well a countries economy is doing. A simpler definition is an approximation of goods produced per person in that country.It would make sense that the United States would have a higher GDP because more people are employed and there are more jobs available in the United States.

** Image of Namibia's Flag **

The Namibian Flag has an upper blue triangle and a lower green triangle. These are separated by a diagonal red stripe bordered by narrower white stripes. In the upper hoist-side corner is an image of a yellow sun, which represents life. Blue symbolizes the sky, ocean, and rain. Red represents the Namibian people and bravery White represents peace. Green represents the land and yellow represents the desert.

** Life Expectancy ** Namibia: Male: 59 Years Female: 61 Years United States: Male: 77 Years Female: 81 Years Namibia may have a lower life expectancy when compared to the United States because 22.5% of the people in Namibia live with HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS causes an earlier death and since the United States has a lesser HIV/AIDS ratio the United States has a higher life expectancy.

** Birth Rate ** Namibia 34.1 Births Per 1,000 People United States: 13.5 Per 1,000 People Namibia has a higher Birth Rate because 50% of the population depends on agriculture and children are valued highly for agriculture labor.

Infant Mortality Rate

Namibia: 46 Per 1,000 Births United States: 6 Per 1,000 Births

Namibia has a higher Infant Mortality Rate when compared to the United States because the United States has better Health Care. Therefore the United States is able to treat some diseases in infants easier than Namibia.

** Languages **

Namibia Official Language: English ** To help unify Namibians the government chose English as Namibia's official language. **

Namibia: Recognized Language: German, Afrikaans

<span style="display: block; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; text-align: center;">Namibia: Regional Language: Oshiwambo

<span style="display: block; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; text-align: center;">United States Official Language: English

** Monetary Unit ** <span style="display: block; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; text-align: center;">Namibia: Namibian Dollar <span style="display: block; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; text-align: center;">United States: U.S. Dollar 1 US Dollar = 7.00435 Namibia Dollar 1 Namibia Dollar (NAD) = 0.14277 US Dollar (USD)



** Type of Government **

Namibia is a Presidential Representative Democratic Republic. There are two nationally elected Houses of Parliament namely; the National Assembly and the National Council.The United State's Government is similar in the way that both forms of Government are Democratically elected.

** Political Leaders ** <span style="display: block; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; text-align: center;">Namibia Prime Minister: Nahas Angula <span style="display: block; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; text-align: center;">Namibia President: Hifikepunye Pohamba <span style="display: block; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; text-align: center;">United States President: Barack Obama

** Religions Practiced **

<span style="display: block; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; text-align: center;">Namibia: Christianity and Islam

** Literacy Rate ** <span style="display: block; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; text-align: center;">Namibia: Male: 89% Female: 87%

<span style="display: block; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in; text-align: center;">United States: Male: 99% Female: 99% The United States has a slightly higher Literacy Rate because the United States has a better education system. Not all children in Namibia go to School while most children in the United States go to school. Since more children in the United States attend School they will have a higher Literacy Rate.

Comparison Table
 * Nation || Region || Area (square miles) || Population || Real GDP (per capita) || Adult literacy || Literacy (male) || Literacy (female) || Daily calorie consumption (per capita) || Infant mortality (per 1,000 births) || Life expectancy (male) || Life expectancy (female) ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">Namibia || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">Africa (Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa) || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">318,261 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">2,128,471 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">$5,155 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">88% || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">89% || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">87% || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">2,260 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">46 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">59 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">61 ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">United States of America || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">Americas (North America) || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">3,794,100 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">310,232,863 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">$45,592 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">99% || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">99% || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">99% || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">3,774 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">6 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">77 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">81 ||


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">*U.S. Dollars ||



** Economic Summary **

** Namibia's economy is closely tied to South Africa due to their shared history. Namibia has a high unemployment rate at 29.4%. Half of Namibia lives under the international poverty line of U.S. $1.25 a day. So as you can see from the picture above people do anything for money. Namibia has Airports, Seaports, Highways and Railways. Half of Namibia's population depends on agriculture for its livelihood. Mining provides 25% of Namibia's revenue and is the World's 4th largest producer of uranium. Tourism provides 14.2% of Namibia's GDP. Tourism also supplies 18.2% of Namibia's employment. **

** History **

** The name of the country came from the Namib Desert which is considered on of the oldest deserts in the world. In the 14th century Namibia was inhabited by Bushmen, Damara and Namaqua. In the 19th century Europeans explored Namibia, notably German explorers. In 1884 Namibia became a German colony. South Africa occupied the colony in 1915 after defeating the German force in World War One. During the 1950s and 1960s Namibia struggled for its independence which the United Nations supported. Namibia was made independent on March 21st, 1990. Sam Nujoma was sworn in as Namibia's first president. Namibia fought a civil war in Angola but it had a limited impact on the Namibians living in the North of the country. Namibia has had a smooth transition into its independence. **

Namibia Coat of Arms




 * The Coat of Arms of Namibia consists of a bent sinister shield with the Flag of Namibia on it. On top of the shield is an African Fish Eagle. Flanking the shield are two antelope, representing courage, elegance and pride. Below the shield is an example of local desert flora, Welwitschia mirabilis, which represents survival and national fortitude. Below that is the national motto which is: Unity, Liberty, Justice.**

** Namibia's National Anthem **

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Google Earth Tour of Namibia



** Wordle **



** Bibliography ** = File:Billet namibien.jpg banknote of 10 Namibia Dollar: Author: Georigo =

**http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country.php?contid=1&wmn=Africa&cid=109&cn=Namibia**
 * "Flag of Namibia." Image. CultureGrams Online Edition. ProQuest, 2010. Web. 19 Jan 2011. **
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia **


 * Original image: 'Spending (more than) a Penny...' **
 * http://www.flickr.com/photos/14113765@N00/2169481355 **
 * by: Tim Ellis **

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 * File:Coat of Arms of Namibia.svg **
 * Description: Coat of arms of Namibia **