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Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south; in the northeast, approximating a quadripoint, Zimbabwe lies less than 200 metres (660 ft) away along the Zambezi river near Kazungula, Zambia.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.7 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 6.5
- Economy 5.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 3 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Windhoek
- Population
- 3,022,401 inh.
- Area
- 825,615 km²
- Currency
- NAD
- Regime
- —
Executive in office
Head of State
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
Head of Government
Elijah Ngurare
Government in office 3 members
Minister of Finance
Ericah Shafudah
Minister of Education, Arts & Culture
Sanet Steenkamp
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry of Namibia
Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
104 seats
Inception 1989
Conseil national
42 seats
Inception 1993
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
15 G$
GDP / capita
4,876 $
Growth
1.7 %
Inflation
3.5 %
Unemployment
19.3 %
Defense / GDP
2.7 %
Life expectancy
67.5 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.63/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
73/100
Corruption (CPI)
46/100
Press freedom (RSF)
77/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#106
Annual budget
0.4 Md$
Defense effort
2.8 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
7 Md$
Imports
9 Md$
Balance
-2 Md$
Top exports
- 42% Diamants + uranium
Top imports
- 13% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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Chine
24%
-
Afrique du Sud
17%
Import partners
-
Afrique du Sud
53%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
29%
-
GBR
31%
-
FRA
36%
-
DEU
36%
-
RUS
56%
-
CHN
67%
-
IND
71%
Abstention: 25%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.665/1
Refugees hosted
5,470
Refugees originating
685
National anthem
Namibia, Land of the Brave
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- African Union
- SADC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,564 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,527, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)