Namibia

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INFORMATION

Capital: Windhoek

Government: Unitary Semi-Presidential Republic

Current President: Hage Geingob

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Heavily dependent on the extraction and processing of minerals for export.
Mining accounts for 8% of GDP, but provides more than 50% of foreign exchange earnings.
Rich alluvial diamond deposits make Namibia a primary source for gem-quality diamonds.
World’s fourth-largest producer of uranium.

Population: 2.3 million (UN 2011)

Land Size: 824,292 sq km (318,261 sq miles)

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RECENT NEWS

Wed - Jul 26, 2017: Return Our Ancestral Land - Former //Karas Governor - AllAfrica News: Namibia
[Namibian] Former //Karas governor Stephanus Goliath has demanded the return of ancestral land that was forcibly taken from the Nama people by the German and South African colonial forces.
Wed - Jul 26, 2017: 'Struggle Kids' Run Amok At Brakwater - AllAfrica News: Namibia
[Namibian] Brakwater residents north of Windhoek have been made to bear the brunt of the havoc the so-called 'struggle kids' have wreaked in the area since last Friday.
Wed - Jul 26, 2017: Coast's Water Shortage Could Become 'Unsurpassable' - AllAfrica News: Namibia
[Namibian] Coastal communities in the Erongo region, which are home to about 75% of the region's people, face a water crisis that has even been described by some as "unsurpassable", considering the measures and money it would take to address it.
Wed - Jul 26, 2017: Comfortably Safe With Prep - AllAfrica News: Namibia
[Namibian] Priscilla and Sydney from Walvis Bay have been using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the past month, and they feel reassured of their safety against HIV infection.
Wed - Jul 26, 2017: U.S.$36,000 Monthly Rent for PG Offices - AllAfrica News: Namibia
[Namibian] The works ministry has raised a red flag over a recently concluded rental agreement for office space for the prosecutor general.