| Location: | Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa |
| Population: | 2,147,585 (July 2011 est.) note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
| Capital: | name: Windhoek geographic coordinates: 22 34 S, 17 05 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April |
| GDP per capita: | $6,900 (2010 est.) $6,600 (2009 est.) $6,700 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars |