Namibia
Republic of Namibia · Southern Africa
Namibia is a country in Southern Africa, with Windhoek as its capital, home to about 3,092,816 people. Namibia shares land borders with 4 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Windhoek |
|---|---|
| Region | Southern Africa |
| Currency | Namibian dollar (NAD $) |
| Calling code | +264 |
| ISO codes | NA / NAM / 516 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇳🇦 |
| Population | 3,092,816 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 825,615 km² |
| Languages | Afrikaans, German, English, Herero, Khoekhoe, Kwangali, Lozi, Ndonga, Tswana |
| Internet domain | .na |
| Demonym | Namibian |
Bordering countries
About Namibia
Namibia, officially Republic of Namibia, is a United Nations member state in Southern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Windhoek. It shares land borders with 4 countries. The official currency is the Namibian dollar ($), using the code NAD.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Namibia for Windhoek’s own facts and history.
To call Namibia from abroad, dial the country code +264. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes NA (alpha-2) and NAM (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 3,092,816.
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How Namibia compares
- Area: 825,615 km², ranking 34 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 3,092,816, ranking 133 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 4 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 4, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Namibia
2 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, green, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.