Namibia
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Introduction - Namibia: | Location - Namibia: | 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: 3,936 km
border countries: Angola 1,376 km, Botswana 1,360 km, South Africa 967 km, Zambia 233 km | | Coastline | 1,572 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | | Climate | desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic | | Terrain | mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Konigstein 2,606 m | | 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 | | Land use | arable land: 0.99%
permanent crops: 0.01%
other: 99% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 80 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | prolonged periods of drought | | Environment current issues | very limited natural fresh water resources; desertification; wildlife poaching; land degradation has led to few conservation areas | | Environment 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
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | Geography 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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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |