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Namibia
- Geography
Location: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa
Geographic coordinates: 22 00 S, 17 00 E
Map references: Africa
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Note:
first country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution; some 14% of the land is protected, including virtually the entire Namib Desert coastal strip
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Aera |
Total: total: 825,418 sq km
Rank:
34
Land: land: 825,418 sq km
Water: water: 0 sq km
Area
- comparative: slightly more than half the size of Alaska
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Boundaries |
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Boundaries total: 3,936 km
Boundaries detail: Angola 1,376 km, Botswana 1,360 km, South Africa 967 km, Zambia 233 km
Coastline: 1,572 km
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Climate |
desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
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Terrain |
mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in
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Elevation extremes |
lowest
point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Konigstein 2,606 m
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Land use |
Arable land: arable land: 0.99%
Irrigated land: 80 sq km
Permanent crops: 0.01%
Permanent pastures: 46%
Forests and woodland: 22%
Other: 99% (2005)
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Natural resources |
diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish; note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore
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Natural hazards |
prolonged periods of drought
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Environment |
current issues: very limited natural fresh water resources; desertification; wildlife poaching; land degradation has led to few conservation areas
international agreements
- party to: Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
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signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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Maritime claims |
territorial sea: territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf:
exclusive fishing zone:
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