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Namibia is a higher-middle-income country with an annual GDP per capita of N$79,431 in 2022, but has extreme inequalities in income distribution and standard of living. [ 10 ] It has the second-highest Gini coefficient out of all nations, with a coefficient of 59.1 as of 2015. [ 11 ] Only South Africa has a higher Gini coefficient. [ 12 ]
The main roles of the Namibian Defence Force are to ensure the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country by guarding against external aggression, both conventional and unconventional; prevent violation of Namibia's territorial integrity; and provide assistance to civil authorities in guarding and protecting government buildings and key installations as provided in the Defence Act.
According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [5] [6] the total population was 2,530,151 in 2021, compared to only 485 000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 36.4%, 59.9% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3.7% was 65 years or older .
Housing, Habitat, Planning and Technical Services Coordination — Carries out support programmes to promote affordable housing for all citizens of Namibia. In 2014 the Government of Namibia launched its Mass Housing Scheme that is aimed at providing sufficient housing in the various towns and regions of Namibia until the year 2030.
Namibia (/ nəˈmɪbiə / ⓘ, / næˈ -/), [15][16] officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the east and south. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres ...
Upon completing grade 12, school leavers have an internationally recognized certificate, National Senior Secondary Certificate Higher Level, which gives them access to higher education institutions, or the job market. [29] As of 2022, Namibia has 1,947 primary and secondary schools, [30] up from 1,723 schools in 2013. [31]
The city is the administrative, commercial, and industrial centre of Namibia. A 1992/93 study estimated that Windhoek provides over half of Namibia's non-agricultural employment, with its national share of employment in utilities being 96%, in transport and communication 94%, finance and business services 82%. [20]
The history of Namibia has passed through several distinct stages from being colonised in the late nineteenth century to Namibia's independence on 21 March 1990. From 1884, Namibia was a German colony: German South West Africa. After the First World War, the League of Nations gave South Africa a mandate to administer the territory.