Location: Southern Africa

Capital: Windhoek

Population: 2,088,669 (July 2008 est.)

Languages: English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%

Religions: Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%

Currency (code): Namibian dollars per US dollar - 7.18 (2007)