Namibia
The Lord’s Testimony
Updated October 26, 2021
No. of saints in church life: 3
No Table meeting established yet.
Country Profile
Location: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa
Geographical
Size: land: 823,290 sq km, water: 1,002 sq km
Climate: desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
Population: 2,803,660 (2024 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 1.72% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: Ovambo 50%, Kavangos 9%, Herero 7%, Damara 7%, mixed European and African ancestry 6.5%, European 6%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, San 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%
Languages: Oshiwambo languages 49.7%, Nama/Damara 11%, Kavango languages 10.4%, Afrikaans 9.4% (common language of most of the population), Herero languages 9.2%, Zambezi languages 4.9%, English (official) 2.3%, other African languages 1.5%, other European languages
.7%, other 1% (2016 est.)
Religion: Christian 80% to 90% (at least 50% Lutheran), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%
Capital
City: Windhoek
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