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Key Facts
Climate
desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
Coastline
1,572 km
Government type
presidential republic
Languages
Oshiwambo languages 49.7%, Nama/Damara 11%, Kavango languages 10.4%, Afrikaans 9.4%, Herero languages 9.2%, Zambezi languages 4.9%, English (official) 2.3%, other African languages 1.5%, other Europea...
Natural resources
diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish
Terrain
mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east