Namibia: flag, capital & map
Get to know Namibia, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Windhoek
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Southern Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 3,092,816
- Area
- 825,615 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Afrikaans, German, English, Herero, Khoekhoe, Kwangali, Lozi, Ndonga, Tswana
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Namibian Dollar (NAD), South African Rand (ZAR)
- Land neighbours
- Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia
Namibia is a country in Southern Africa. Its capital is Windhoek.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Namibia
The flag of Namibia features a white-edged red diagonal band that extends from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner of the field. Above and beneath this band are a blue and green triangle respectively. A gold sun with twelve triangular rays is situated on the hoist side of the upper triangle.
Where it is
Namibia is grouped in Southern Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 4 countries in this atlas: Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Namibia has a recorded area of 825,615 square kilometres. Among the 6 countries assigned to Southern Africa in this dataset, it ranks 2 by area, from largest to smallest. South Africa is immediately above it in that ordering, at 1,221,037 km². Botswana is immediately below it, at 582,000 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 3,092,816 people for Namibia in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 4 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Afrikaans, German, English, Herero, Khoekhoe, Kwangali, Lozi, Ndonga, and Tswana. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currencies listed for this date are Namibian Dollar (NAD) and South African Rand (ZAR). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Namibia?
Reveal answer
Windhoek. Namibia is a country in Southern Africa. Its capital is Windhoek.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Namibia?
Reveal answer
The flag of Namibia features a white-edged red diagonal band that extends from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner of the field. Above and beneath this band are a blue and green triangle respectively. A gold sun with twelve triangular rays is situated on the hoist side of the upper triangle.
Which land neighbours of Namibia are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Angola, Botswana, South Africa, and Zambia. The source classifies Namibia as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Namibia?
Reveal answer
Afrikaans, German, English, Herero, Khoekhoe, Kwangali, Lozi, Ndonga, and Tswana. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Namibia.
Which currency codes are listed for Namibia?
Reveal answer
Namibian Dollar (NAD) and South African Rand (ZAR). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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