Namibia Facts

These Namibia facts were chosen and researched by kids especially for kids to get more insights into this beautiful country.

Namibia desert and ostriches
Namibia is know for its huge Namib desert and wildlife

Interesting Namibia Facts for Kids

  • Name: Republic of Namibia
  • Population: 2.6 million people (2022)
  • Capital: Windhoek, which means ‘windy corner’ in the Afrikaans language, is the country’s largest city with 450,000 inhabitants.
  • Nickname: ‘The Land of the Brave’
 
  • Government: Republic
  • Literacy Rate: 91.5% of all adults can read and write
  • Language: English (official language), and 132 other recognised languages such as Oshivammbo, Nama/Damara, Afrikaans (spoken by most of the population), German (as Namibia was formerly a German colony) and several African languages
  • Religion: over 80% Christians (more than half of the people belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church)
  • Currency: 1 Namibian Dollar (NAD)= 100 cents
  • Unemployment: 34.3% of the people are jobless.
  • Independence Day: March 21. Namibia gained independence only in 1990