Namibia: Geography#
| Location | Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 22 00 S, 17 00 E -22.0,17.0 |
| Area | total: 824,292 sq km land: 823,290 sq km water: 1,002 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 3,936 km border countries: Angola 1,376 km, Botswana 1,360 km, South Africa 967 km, Zambia 233 km |
| Coastline | 1,572 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Konigstein 2,606 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Koenigsstein 2573 m; Spitzkoppe 1784 m; Pondoks 1728 m; Brukkaros Mountain 1590 m According to Geonames: Brandberg 2573 m; Moltkeblick 2479 m; Stormberg 2424 m; Oorlogstein 2392 m; Auasende 2344 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Terrain | mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east |
| Natural Hazards | prolonged periods of drought |
| Natural Resource | diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore |
| Land Use | arable land: 0.97% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 99.02% (2011) |
| Climate | desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic |
| Irrigated Land | 75.73 sq km (2003) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 17.72 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | limited natural freshwater resources; desertification; wildlife poaching; land degradation has led to few conservation areas |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Windhoek; Rundu; Walvis Bay; Oshakati; Swakopmund [Verified] Important Cities |
| Geography-note | first country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution; some 14% of the land is protected, including virtually the entire Namib Desert coastal strip |