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:NAMIBIA FACTFILE:
Capital: Windhoek
Location : Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa
Surface Area : 825,418 sq km (water: 0 sq km)
Climate: Desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
Population: 1,797,677 (July 2001 est.)
Languages: English 7% (official), Afrikaans
Religions: Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%
Literacy: 38% (male: 45%, female: 31%)
Executive branch: Chief of state: President Sam Shafishuna NUJOMA (since 21 March 1990)
Currency: Namibian dollar (NAD); South African rand (ZAR) |
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Activities
Windhoek has Namibia's only international airport and this is another reason to start your travels here. The city has something to offer all travellers. During the day the city centre has a European cafe culture, German cuisine dominates, but Namibian influence can be found in the quantity, and quality, of meat on offer (vegetarians be warned, Namibia is carnivore country). Nightlife in the city centre is limited to a few restaurants and the occasional nightclub; this is mostly due to Windhoek's apartheid heritage. During the South African occupation Windhoek was divided into three areas: Windhoek for the whites, Khomasdal for the coloureds and Katatura for the blacks. Obviously, Katatura and Khomasdal have a vibrant nightlife and over the weekends the parties last twenty four hours.
Windhoek is home to Namibia's brewing industry, and for the less active Windhoek is a great place to wile away the time while sipping (or gulping) a cold beer
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