What every visitor should know about Namibia:

Money
The currency is the Namibian dollar (NAD). 1 NAD is worth about US$0.14, or €0.10.
Crime
CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 3.5 out of 5 (Safe)

Areas of concern:

  • Mugging
  • Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
  • Robberies in unlicensed taxis
Capital
Windhoek
Tap water
Unsafe. Water purification efforts are inadequate to guarantee safe supply. Drink boiled or bottled water whenever possible.

Namibia facts and figures:

People

Population
2,108,665
Language
English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama)
Ethnicity
Black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5%

Economy

GDP
US$5,500 (per capita)
Income equality
Low
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