Hello guys!
Today we will show you here a little introduction
about this beautiful country called Namibia. Namibia is located in Southern
Africa and it shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the North, Botswana
to the East and South Africa to the South. To the West it is limited by the
Atlantic Ocean, which makes it a coastal country. Its capital is Windhoek. In
the end of this post you will find a video and you will take a look into the
city.
Namibia has a population of 2.2 million people and one
of the lowest density in the world: 1,5 inhabitants/km². Only about a quarter
of Namibians live in urban areas, but that number is growing such as the number
of unemployed people leaving their villages and farms. Namibians are mostly
Christians (80% - half of these are Lutherans).
Their official currency is the Namibian Dollar and
their official language is English, but until 1990, German and Afrikaans (a
native language considered as a daughter language of Dutch) were official too.
Some people still use native languages, such as “Oshiwambo”.
The main colors in Namibia’s flag are RED, GREEN and
BLUE.
Red represents the people. It
refers to their heroism and their determination to build a future of equal
opportunities for all. Green represents vegetation and agricultural resources.
Blue symbolizes the clear Namibian skies and the Atlantic Ocean, the country's
precious water resources and rain. The gold sun represents life and
energy. These colors are the most
important colors of the Ovambos, the largest ethnic group in the country. But
that’s a story for another time.
Hasta la vista, Namibians!
