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![]() ![]() Namibia Geography - 2002 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/namibia/namibia_geography.html SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK 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
Area - comparative slightly more than half the size of Alaska Land boundaries
Coastline 1,572 km Maritime claims
Climate desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic Terrain mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east Elevation extremes
Natural resources
diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish
Land use
Irrigated land 70 sq km (1998 est.) 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
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
NOTE: The information regarding Namibia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Namibia Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Namibia Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA. |