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Namibia

  • President:Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
  • Prime Minister:Elijah Ngurare
  • Capital city:Windhoek
  • Languages:Oshiwambo languages 48.9%, Nama/Damara 11.3%, Afrikaans 10.4% (common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population), Otjiherero languages 8.6%, Kavango languages 8.5%, Caprivi languages 4.8%, English (official) 3.4%, other African languages 2.3%, other 1.7% note: Namibia has 13 recognized national languages, including 10 indigenous African languages and 3 Indo-European languages (2011 est.)
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  • Population, persons:3,062,109 (2025)
  • Area, sq km:823,290
  • GDP per capita, US$:4,168 (2023)
  • GDP, billion current US$:12.4 (2023)
  • GINI index:59.1 (2015)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:104

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    • Poverty and Inequity Database
      March 2025
      Source: World Bank
      Uploaded by: Knoema
      Accessed On: 26 March, 2025
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      The World Bank updated the global poverty lines in September 2022. The Poverty data are now expressed in 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) prices, versus 2011 PPP in previous editions. The new global poverty lines of $2.15, $3.65, and $6.85 reflect the typical national poverty lines of low-income, lower-middle-income, and upper-middle-income countries in 2017 prices.