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Location: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and
South Africa
Geographic coordinates: 22 00 S, 17 00 E
Map references: Africa
Area:
total: 825,418 sq km
land: 825,418 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly more than half the size of Alaska
Land boundaries:
total: 3,824 km
border countries: Angola 1,376 km, Botswana 1,360 km, South Africa 855 km, Zambia
233 km
Coastline: 1,572 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
I. Introduction
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Namibia, formerly South-West Africa, republic in southwestern Africa, bounded on
the north by Angola and Zambia, on the east by Botswana and South Africa, on the
south by South Africa, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. The area of Namibia is
824,269 sq km (318,252 sq mi). The capital and largest city is Windhoek.
II. Land and Resources
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Namibia can be divided into three physical regions: a low-lying coastal belt, a central
plateau, and the Kalahari Desert. The coastal belt consists of the Namib Desert. It
extends along the entire Atlantic coast and ranges from 100 to 160 km (about 60 to
100 mi) in width. On the east, the central plateau rises abruptly at the Great
Escarpment. The plateau averages about 1,100 m (about 3,600 ft) in elevation, but
climbs to elevations of more than 1,800 m (5,900 ft) in several mountainous areas.
Along the eastern border is the Kalahari Desert. It is a highland area containing vast
sandy tracts. The only permanent rivers are the Orange, Cunene, Okavango, and
Zambezi, all of which form boundaries. The territory has virtually no other surface
water. The climate is generally hot and dry. The average annual rainfall in the Namib
Desert along the coast is about 50 mm (about 2 in). Inland, annual rainfall increases
from 150 mm (6 in) in the south to about 560 mm (about 22 in) in the north.
Average temperature extremes in Walvis Bay on the coast are 15° to 23°C (59° to
73°F) in January during the summer and 8° to 21°C (47° to 70°F) in July. What little
rain occurs falls from February through May. In Windhoek, in the interior, average
temperature extremes are 17° to 29°C (63° to 85°C) in January and 6° to 20°C (43°
to 68°F) in July. Most precipitation occurs from October through April. Vegetation is
sparse in both the Namib and Kalahari deserts. A woodland savanna is found in the
central plateau. True forests are found only in the northeast. Wildlife is abundant and
includes elephants, rhinoceroses, lions, giraffes, zebras, and hartebeests. Namibia is
rich in mineral resources, among which are diamonds, uranium, copper, zinc, and
lead.
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