Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia (Republic of Namibia in English) is a state in South Africa, with capital Windhoek.

It borders in the north with Angola and Zambia in the east by Botswana in the south with South Africa and in the west come forward the Atlantic Ocean.

With a total population of 2,031,000 and a total extension of 825,418 kilometers ², Namibia is the second largest country (after Mongolia) between sovereign nations in the world with lower population density (2.5 inhabitants / km ²).

Much of the country consists of the arid desert of the Namib and Kalahari.

It is one of the youngest nations in the world having gained independence from South Africa in 1990.

The name of Namibia comes from Namib Desert, a vast area that characterizes much of the country, was chosen as the etymon neutral to avoid disputes between different ethnic groups.

It 's a republic whose head of state is Hifikepunye Pohamba.

The geography of Namibia is characterized by a series of plateaus, the highest point of which is the Brandberg (2,606 meters). The central plateau through the village along the North-South and is surrounded to the west of the Namib Desert and plains who come to the coast, south from the Orange River, south and east by the Kalahari Desert.

The borders of the country in the  north-east  delimitate a narrow strip of land known as the Caprivi Finger, which was obtained by the Germans as an outlet to the River Zambezi. The aridity of the area means that most of the rivers have a torrential character. The rivers of greater magnitude are found only along the borders, from north to south, the main ones are the Kunene, the Okavango, Zambezi and Orange.