Overview

Namibia covers 824,148 km², with 0.1% water coverage. Its 3.5 million people belong to 6 major ethnic groups practicing Christianity, Islam, traditional African religions, Buddhism, and atheism, across desert, savanna, and open woodland, with 5 rivers, 2 international airports, 2 ports, a railway, and a good road network, plus 1 hydroelectric plant. 2 cities exceed 100,000 inhabitants, and one exceeds 486,500. Priority sectors include agriculture (particularly cattle, sheep and goat farming), mining (diamonds, gold, silver, tin, tungsten, lead and zinc), fishing, tourism, manufacturing, renewable energy (solar, wind, green hydrogen), and services (transport, communications, finance, wholesale/retail trade).