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Namibia

Namibia (population 1.95 million) is a country in Southern Africa bordering the South Atlantic Ocean that covers an area of 825,418 square kilometres. Its boundaries border Angola, Zambia, Botswana and South Africa. The capital of Namibia is Windhoek.

ccording to the United Nations human development index (HDI), Namibia is ranked 126/177 countries worldwide (value 0.607)1 and 7/45 African countries for which an index is available. This places Namibia in the group of countries with medium human development.