Passport card
Republic of Namibia
Namibia
- Capital
- Windhoek
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Namibian dollar
- Languages
- English
- People
- About 30 lakh
- Size
- About 8.3 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
- Free since
- 21 March 1990
- Time
- 3½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Windhoek
⭐ Namibia was the first country to write protecting nature into its constitution.
Your Namibia stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Namibia
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Namibia
Turn the globe with your finger. Namibia has 4 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Namibia and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 4 times the size of Namibia.
- PeopleIndia has about 490 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 30 lakh in Namibia.
- DistanceWindhoek is about 8,600 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeNamibia is 3½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Windhoek.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Namibia, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Namibia
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Namibia's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Namibia back on the map
Namibia and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 5 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Namibia worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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