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"intro": {
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"background": {
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"text": "South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that became Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia has been governed by SWAPO since the country won independence in 1990. Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country during its first 14 years of self rule. POHAMBA was reelected in November 2009."
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}
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},
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"geo": {
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"location": {
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"text": "Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa"
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},
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"geographic_coordinates": {
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"text": "22 00 S, 17 00 E"
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},
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"map_references": {
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"text": "Africa"
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},
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"area": {
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"total": "824,292 sq km",
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"land": "823,290 sq km",
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"water": "1,002 sq km"
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},
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"area_comparative": {
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"text": "slightly more than half the size of Alaska"
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},
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"land_boundaries": {
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"total": "3,936 km",
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"border_countries": "Angola 1,376 km, Botswana 1,360 km, South Africa 967 km, Zambia 233 km"
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},
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"coastline": {
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"text": "1,572 km"
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},
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"maritime_claims": {
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"territorial_sea": "12 nm",
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"contiguous_zone": "24 nm",
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"exclusive_economic_zone": "200 nm"
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},
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"climate": {
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"text": "desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic"
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},
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"terrain": {
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"text": "mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east"
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},
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"elevation_extremes": {
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"lowest_point": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m",
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"highest_point": "Konigstein 2,606 m"
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},
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"natural_resources": {
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"text": "diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish",
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"note": "suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore"
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},
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"land_use": {
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"arable_land": "0.97%",
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"permanent_crops": "0.01%",
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"other": "99.02% (2011)"
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},
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"irrigated_land": {
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"text": "75.73 sq km (2003)"
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},
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"total_renewable_water_resources": {
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"text": "17.72 cu km (2011)"
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},
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"freshwater_withdrawal_domestic_industrial_agricultural": {
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"total": "0.29 cu km/yr (25%/5%/70%)",
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"per_capita": "146 cu m/yr (2002)"
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},
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"natural_hazards": {
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"text": "prolonged periods of drought"
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},
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"environment_current_issues": {
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"text": "limited natural freshwater resources; desertification; wildlife poaching; land degradation has led to few conservation areas"
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},
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"environment_international_agreements": {
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"party_to": "Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands",
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"signed_but_not_ratified": "none of the selected agreements"
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},
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"geography_note": {
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"text": "first country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution; some 14% of the land is protected, including virtually the entire Namib Desert coastal strip"
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}
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},
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"people": {
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"nationality": {
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"noun": "Namibian(s)",
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"adjective": "Namibian"
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},
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"ethnic_groups": {
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"text": "black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5%",
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"note": "about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other ethnic groups include Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%"
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},
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"languages": {
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"text": "English (official) 7%, Afrikaans (common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population), German 32%, indigenous languages (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama) 1%"
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},
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"religions": {
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"text": "Christian 80% to 90% (at least 50% Lutheran), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%"
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},
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"population": {
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"text": "2,182,852 (July 2013 est.)",
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"note": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2013 est.)"
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},
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"age_structure": {
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"0_14_years": "32.6% (male 358,876/female 352,068)",
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"15_24_years": "23.1% (male 254,809/female 249,256)",
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"25_54_years": "35.3% (male 399,283/female 370,202)",
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"55_64_years": "4.8% (male 47,261/female 57,565)",
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"65_years_and_over": "4.3% (male 40,756/female 52,776) (2013 est.)"
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},
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"dependency_ratios": {
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"total_dependency_ratio": "65.5 %",
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"youth_dependency_ratio": "59.6 %",
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"elderly_dependency_ratio": "5.9 %",
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"potential_support_ratio": "17 (2013)"
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},
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"median_age": {
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"total": "22.4 years",
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"male": "22.4 years",
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"female": "22.4 years (2013 est.)"
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},
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"population_growth_rate": {
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"text": "0.75% (2013 est.)"
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},
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"birth_rate": {
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"text": "20.72 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)"
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},
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"death_rate": {
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"text": "13.33 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)"
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},
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"net_migration_rate": {
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"text": "0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)"
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},
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"urbanization": {
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"urban_population": "38.4% of total population (2011)",
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"rate_of_urbanization": "3.14% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)"
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},
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"major_urban_areas_population": {
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"text": "WINDHOEK (capital) 342,000 (2009)"
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},
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"sex_ratio": {
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"at_birth": "1.03 male(s)/female",
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"0_14_years": "1.02 male(s)/female",
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"15_24_years": "1.02 male(s)/female",
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"25_54_years": "1.07 male(s)/female",
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"55_64_years": "0.83 male(s)/female",
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"65_years_and_over": "0.78 male(s)/female",
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"total_population": "1.02 male(s)/female (2013 est.)"
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},
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"mother_s_mean_age_at_first_birth": {
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"text": "21.4 (2007 est.)"
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},
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"maternal_mortality_rate": {
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"text": "200 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)"
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},
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"infant_mortality_rate": {
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"total": "45.62 deaths/1,000 live births",
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"male": "48.68 deaths/1,000 live births",
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"female": "42.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)"
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},
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"life_expectancy_at_birth": {
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"total_population": "52.03 years",
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"male": "52.36 years",
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"female": "51.69 years (2013 est.)"
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},
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"total_fertility_rate": {
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"text": "2.33 children born/woman (2013 est.)"
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},
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"contraceptive_prevalence_rate": {
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"text": "55.1% (2006/07)"
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},
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"health_expenditures": {
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"text": "6.8% of GDP (2010)"
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},
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"physicians_density": {
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"text": "0.37 physicians/1,000 population (2007)"
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},
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"hospital_bed_density": {
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"text": "2.67 beds/1,000 population (2009)"
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},
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"drinking_water_source": {
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"improved": "urban: 99% of population; rural: 90% of population; total: 93% of population",
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"unimproved": "urban: 1% of population; rural: 10% of population; total: 7% of population (2010 est.)"
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},
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"sanitation_facility_access": {
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"improved": "urban: 57% of population; rural: 17% of population; total: 32% of population",
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"unimproved": "urban: 43% of population; rural: 83% of population; total: 68% of population (2010 est.)"
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},
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"hiv_aids_adult_prevalence_rate": {
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"text": "13.1% (2009 est.)"
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},
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"hiv_aids_people_living_with_hiv_aids": {
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"text": "180,000 (2009 est.)"
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},
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"hiv_aids_deaths": {
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"text": "6,700 (2009 est.)"
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},
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"major_infectious_diseases": {
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"degree_of_risk": "high",
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"food_or_waterborne_diseases": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever",
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"vectorborne_disease": "malaria",
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"water_contact_disease": "schistosomiasis (2013)"
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},
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"obesity_adult_prevalence_rate": {
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"text": "9.5% (2008)"
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},
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"children_under_the_age_of_5_years_underweight": {
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"text": "17.5% (2007)"
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},
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"education_expenditures": {
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"text": "8.3% of GDP (2010)"
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},
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"literacy": {
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"definition": "age 15 and over can read and write",
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"total_population": "88.8%",
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"male": "89%",
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"female": "88.5% (2010 est.)"
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},
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"school_life_expectancy_primary_to_tertiary_education": {
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"total": "11 years",
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"male": "11 years",
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"female": "11 years (2006)"
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},
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"unemployment_youth_ages_15_24": {
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"total": "58.9%",
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"male": "54.6%",
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"female": "63.8% (2008)"
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}
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},
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"govt": {
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"country_name": {
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"conventional_long_form": "Republic of Namibia",
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"conventional_short_form": "Namibia",
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"local_long_form": "Republic of Namibia",
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"local_short_form": "Namibia",
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"former": "German South-West Africa (Sued-West Afrika), South-West Africa"
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},
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"government_type": {
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"text": "republic"
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},
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"capital": {
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"name": "Windhoek",
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"geographic_coordinates": "22 34 S, 17 05 E",
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"time_difference": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)",
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"daylight_saving_time": "+1hr, begins first Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April"
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},
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"administrative_divisions": {
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"text": "13 regions; Caprivi, Erongo, Hardap, Karas, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena, Okavango, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa"
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},
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"independence": {
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"text": "21 March 1990 (from South African mandate)"
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},
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"national_holiday": {
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"text": "Independence Day, 21 March (1990)"
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},
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"constitution": {
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"text": "ratified 9 February 1990, effective 12 March 1990"
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},
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"legal_system": {
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"text": "mixed legal system of uncodified civil law based on Roman-Dutch law and customary law"
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},
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"international_law_organization_participation": {
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"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
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},
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"suffrage": {
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"text": "18 years of age; universal"
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},
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"executive_branch": {
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"chief_of_state": "President Hifikepunye POHAMBA (since 21 March 2005); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government",
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"head_of_government": "President Hifikepunye POHAMBA (since 21 March 2005); Prime Minister Hage GEINGOB (since 4 December 2012)",
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"cabinet": "Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly",
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"elections": "president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); if no single candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round of voting, a run-off election is scheduled between the two candidates with the greatest vote count; election last held on 27-28 November 2009 (next to be held in 2014)",
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"election_results": "Hifikepunye POHAMBA reelected president; percent of vote - Hifikepunye POHAMBA 76.4%, Hidipo HAMUTENYA 11.0%, Katuutire KAURA 3.0%, Kuaima RIRUAKO 2.9%, Justus GAROEB 2.4%, Ignatius SHIXWAMENI 1.3%, Hendrick MUDGE 1.2%, other 1.8%"
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},
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"legislative_branch": {
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"text": "bicameral legislature consists of the National Council, primarily an advisory body (26 seats; two members chosen from each regional council to serve six-year terms), and the National Assembly (72 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms, an additonal six nonvoting members are appointed by the president)",
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"elections": "National Council - elections for regional councils to determine members of the National Council held on 26-27 November 2010 (next to be held in 2016); National Assembly - last held on 26-27 November 2009 (next to be held in November 2014)",
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"election_results": "National Council - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SWAPO 24, UDF 1, DTA 1; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - SWAPO 75.3%, RDP 11.3%, DTA 3.1%, NUDO 3.0%, UDF 2.4%, APP 1.4%, RP 0.8%, COD 0.7%, SWANU 0.6%, other 1.3%; seats by party - SWAPO 54, RDP 8, DTA 2, NUDO 2, UDF 2, APP 1, COD 1, RP 1, SWANU 1"
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},
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"judicial_branch": {
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"highest_courts": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and at least 3 judges in quorum sessions)",
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"judge_selection_and_term_of_office": "judges appointed by the president of Namibia upon the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission; judges serve until age 65 but can be extended by the president until age 70",
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"subordinate_courts": "High Court; Labor Court; regional and district magistrates' courts; community courts"
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},
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"political_parties_and_leaders": {
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"text": "All People's Party or APP [Ignatius SHIXWAMENI]; Congress of Democrats or COD [Benjamin ULENGA]; Democratic Turnhalle Alliance of Namibia or DTA [Katuutire KAURA]; Monitor Action Group or MAG [Jurie VILJOEN]; National Democratic Movement for Change or NamDMC; National Unity Democratic Organization or NUDO [Kuaima RIRUAKO]; Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP [Hidipo HAMUTENYA]; Republican Party or RP [Hendrick MUDGE]; South West Africa National Union or SWANU [Usutuaije MAAMBERUA]; South West Africa People's Organization or SWAPO [Hifikepunye POHAMBA]; United Democratic Front or UDF [Justus GAROEB]"
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},
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"political_pressure_groups_and_leaders": {
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"text": "National Society for Human Rights or NSHR (NAMRIGHTS as of 2010); various labor unions"
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},
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"international_organization_participation": {
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"text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO"
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},
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"diplomatic_representation_in_the_us": {
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"chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Martin ANDJABA",
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"chancery": "1605 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009",
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"telephone": "[1] (202) 986-0540",
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"fax": "[1] (202) 986-0443"
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},
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"diplomatic_representation_from_the_us": {
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"chief_of_mission": "Ambassador Wanda L. NESBITT",
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"embassy": "14 Lossen Street, Windhoek",
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"mailing_address": "Private Bag 12029 Ausspannplatz, Windhoek",
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"telephone": "[264] (61) 295-8500",
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"fax": "[264] (61) 295-8603"
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},
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"flag_description": {
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"text": "a wide red stripe edged by narrow white stripes divides the flag diagonally from lower hoist corner to upper fly corner; the upper hoist-side triangle is blue and charged with a yellow, 12-rayed sunburst; the lower fly-side triangle is green; red signifies the heroism of the people and their determination to build a future of equal opportunity for all; white stands for peace, unity, tranquility, and harmony; blue represents the Namibian sky and the Atlantic Ocean, the country's precious water resources and rain; the yellow sun denotes power and existence; green symbolizes vegetation and agricultural resources"
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},
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"national_anthem": {
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"name": "\"Namibia, Land of the Brave\"",
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"lyrics_music": "Axali DOESEB",
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"note": "adopted 1991"
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}
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},
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"econ": {
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"economy_overview": {
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"text": "The economy is heavily dependent on the extraction and processing of minerals for export. Mining accounts for 8% of GDP, but provides more than 50% of foreign exchange earnings. Rich alluvial diamond deposits make Namibia a primary source for gem-quality diamonds. Marine diamond mining is becoming increasingly important as the terrestrial diamond supply has dwindled. Namibia is the world's fourth-largest producer of uranium. It also produces large quantities of zinc and is a small producer of gold and other minerals. The mining sector employs only about 3% of the population. Namibia normally imports about 50% of its cereal requirements; in drought years food shortages are a major problem in rural areas. A high per capita GDP, relative to the region, hides one of the world's most unequal income distributions, as shown by Namibia''s 59.7 GINI coefficient. The Namibian economy is closely linked to South Africa with the Namibian dollar pegged one-to-one to the South African rand. Namibia receives 30%-40% of its revenues from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Volatility in the size of Namibia''s annual SACU allotment complicates budget planning. Namibia''s economy remains vulnerable to volatility in the price of uranium. The rising cost of mining diamonds, increasingly from the sea, has reduced profit margins. Namibian authorities recognize these issues and have emphasized the need to increase higher value raw materials, manufacturing, and services, especially in the logistics and transportation sectors."
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},
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"gdp_purchasing_power_parity": {
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"text": "$17.03 billion (2012 est.); $16.37 billion (2011 est.); $15.61 billion (2010 est.)",
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"note": "data are in 2012 US dollars"
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},
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"gdp_official_exchange_rate": {
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"text": "$12.3 billion (2012 est.)"
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},
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"gdp_real_growth_rate": {
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"text": "4% (2012 est.); 4.8% (2011 est.); 6.6% (2010 est.)"
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},
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"gdp_per_capita_ppp": {
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"text": "$7,900 (2012 est.); $7,700 (2011 est.); $7,400 (2010 est.)",
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"note": "data are in 2012 US dollars"
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},
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"gross_national_saving": {
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"text": "22.3% of GDP (2012 est.); 20.4% of GDP (2011 est.); 18.4% of GDP (2010 est.)"
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},
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"gdp_composition_by_end_use": {
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"household_consumption": "66.3%",
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"government_consumption": "25.8%",
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"investment_in_fixed_capital": "22.6%",
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"investment_in_inventories": "0%",
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"exports_of_goods_and_services": "39.3%",
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"imports_of_goods_and_services": "-54% (2012 est.)"
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},
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"gdp_composition_by_sector_of_origin": {
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"agriculture": "7.4%",
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"industry": "31.3%",
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"services": "61.3% (2012 est.)"
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},
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"agriculture_products": {
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"text": "millet, sorghum, peanuts, grapes; livestock; fish"
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},
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"industries": {
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"text": "meatpacking, fish processing, dairy products, pasta and beverages; mining (diamonds, lead, zinc, tin, silver, tungsten, uranium, copper)"
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},
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"industrial_production_growth_rate": {
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"text": "7.1% (2012 est.)"
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},
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"labor_force": {
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"text": "816,600 (2012 est.)"
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},
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"labor_force_by_occupation": {
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"agriculture": "16.3%",
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"industry": "22.4%",
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"services": "61.3%",
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"note": "about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture (2008 est.)"
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},
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"unemployment_rate": {
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"text": "51.2% (2008 est.); 36.7% (2004 est.)"
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},
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"population_below_poverty_line": {
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"text": "55.8%",
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"note": "the UNDP's 2005 Human Development Report indicated that 34.9% of the population live on $1 per day and 55.8% live on $2 per day (2005 est.)"
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},
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"household_income_or_consumption_by_percentage_share": {
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"lowest_10%": "2.4%",
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"highest_10%": "42% (2010)"
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},
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"distribution_of_family_income_gini_index": {
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"text": "59.7 (2010); 70.7 (2003)"
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},
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"budget": {
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"revenues": "$4.524 billion",
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"expenditures": "$4.885 billion (2012 est.)"
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},
|
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"taxes_and_other_revenues": {
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"text": "36.8% of GDP (2012 est.)"
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},
|
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"budget_surplus_+_or_deficit": {
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"text": "-2.9% of GDP (2012 est.)"
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},
|
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"public_debt": {
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"text": "25.8% of GDP (2012 est.); 26.4% of GDP (2011 est.)"
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},
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"fiscal_year": {
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"text": "1 April - 31 March"
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},
|
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"inflation_rate_consumer_prices": {
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"text": "6.5% (2012 est.); 5% (2011 est.)"
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},
|
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"central_bank_discount_rate": {
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"text": "12% (31 December 2010 est.); 7% (31 December 2009 est.)"
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},
|
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"commercial_bank_prime_lending_rate": {
|
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"text": "8.7% (31 December 2012 est.); 8.73% (31 December 2011 est.)"
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},
|
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"stock_of_narrow_money": {
|
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"text": "$3.181 billion (31 December 2012 est.); $3.449 billion (31 December 2011 est.)"
|
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},
|
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"stock_of_broad_money": {
|
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"text": "$7.433 billion (31 December 2011 est.); $8.021 billion (31 December 2010 est.)"
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},
|
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"stock_of_domestic_credit": {
|
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"text": "$6.26 billion (31 December 2012 est.); $5.73 billion (31 December 2011 est.)"
|
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},
|
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"market_value_of_publicly_traded_shares": {
|
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"text": "$1.152 billion (31 December 2011); $1.176 billion (31 December 2010); $846.3 million (31 December 2009)"
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},
|
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"current_account_balance": {
|
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"text": "$49.3 million (2012 est.); -$108.2 million (2011 est.)"
|
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},
|
|
"exports": {
|
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"text": "$4.335 billion (2012 est.); $4.639 billion (2011 est.)"
|
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},
|
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"exports_commodities": {
|
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"text": "diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, processed fish, karakul skins"
|
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},
|
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"imports": {
|
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"text": "$5.586 billion (2012 est.); $5.348 billion (2011 est.)"
|
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},
|
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"imports_commodities": {
|
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"text": "foodstuffs; petroleum products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals"
|
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},
|
|
"reserves_of_foreign_exchange_and_gold": {
|
|
"text": "$1.746 billion (31 December 2012 est.); $1.778 billion (31 December 2011 est.)"
|
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},
|
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"debt_external": {
|
|
"text": "$4.302 billion (31 December 2012 est.); $4.187 billion (31 December 2011 est.)"
|
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},
|
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"stock_of_direct_foreign_investment_at_home": {
|
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"text": "$NA"
|
|
},
|
|
"stock_of_direct_foreign_investment_abroad": {
|
|
"text": "$NA"
|
|
},
|
|
"exchange_rates": {
|
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"text": "Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar -; 8.203 (2012 est.); 7.2597 (2011 est.); 7.3212 (2010 est.); 8.42 (2009); 7.75 (2008)"
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"energy": {
|
|
"electricity_production": {
|
|
"text": "1.643 billion kWh (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"electricity_consumption": {
|
|
"text": "3.635 billion kWh (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"electricity_exports": {
|
|
"text": "91 million kWh (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"electricity_imports": {
|
|
"text": "2.519 billion kWh (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"electricity_installed_generating_capacity": {
|
|
"text": "508,000 kW (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"electricity_from_fossil_fuels": {
|
|
"text": "33.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"electricity_from_nuclear_fuels": {
|
|
"text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"electricity_from_hydroelectric_plants": {
|
|
"text": "66.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"electricity_from_other_renewable_sources": {
|
|
"text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"crude_oil_production": {
|
|
"text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"crude_oil_exports": {
|
|
"text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"crude_oil_imports": {
|
|
"text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"crude_oil_proved_reserves": {
|
|
"text": "0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"refined_petroleum_products_production": {
|
|
"text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"refined_petroleum_products_consumption": {
|
|
"text": "22,990 bbl/day (2011 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"refined_petroleum_products_exports": {
|
|
"text": "0 bbl/day (2010 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"refined_petroleum_products_imports": {
|
|
"text": "20,810 bbl/day (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"natural_gas_production": {
|
|
"text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"natural_gas_consumption": {
|
|
"text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"natural_gas_exports": {
|
|
"text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"natural_gas_imports": {
|
|
"text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"natural_gas_proved_reserves": {
|
|
"text": "36.81 billion cu m (1 January 2013 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"carbon_dioxide_emissions_from_consumption_of_energy": {
|
|
"text": "3.812 million Mt (2010 est.)"
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"comm": {
|
|
"telephones_main_lines_in_use": {
|
|
"text": "140,000 (2011)"
|
|
},
|
|
"telephones_mobile_cellular": {
|
|
"text": "2.24 million (2011)"
|
|
},
|
|
"telephone_system": {
|
|
"general_assessment": "good system; core fiber-optic network links most centers and connections are now digital",
|
|
"domestic": "multiple mobile-cellular providers with a combined subscribership of more than 100 telephones per 100 persons",
|
|
"international": "country code - 264; fiber-optic cable to South Africa, microwave radio relay link to Botswana, direct links to other neighboring countries; connected to the South African Far East (SAFE) submarine cable through South Africa; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (2010)"
|
|
},
|
|
"broadcast_media": {
|
|
"text": "1 private and 1 state-run TV station; satellite and cable TV service is available; state-run radio service broadcasts in multiple languages; about a dozen private radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)"
|
|
},
|
|
"internet_country_code": {
|
|
"text": ".na"
|
|
},
|
|
"internet_hosts": {
|
|
"text": "78,280 (2012)"
|
|
},
|
|
"internet_users": {
|
|
"text": "127,500 (2009)"
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"trans": {
|
|
"airports": {
|
|
"text": "112 (2013)"
|
|
},
|
|
"airports_with_paved_runways": {
|
|
"total": "19",
|
|
"over_3_047_m": "4",
|
|
"2_438_to_3_047_m": "2",
|
|
"1_524_to_2_437_m": "12",
|
|
"914_to_1_523_m": "1 (2013)"
|
|
},
|
|
"airports_with_unpaved_runways": {
|
|
"total": "93",
|
|
"1_524_to_2_437_m": "25",
|
|
"914_to_1_523_m": "52",
|
|
"under_914_m": "16 (2013)"
|
|
},
|
|
"railways": {
|
|
"total": "2,626 km",
|
|
"narrow_gauge": "2,626 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)"
|
|
},
|
|
"roadways": {
|
|
"total": "64,189 km",
|
|
"paved": "5,477 km",
|
|
"unpaved": "58,712 km (2010)"
|
|
},
|
|
"merchant_marine": {
|
|
"total": "1",
|
|
"by_type": "cargo 1 (2010)"
|
|
},
|
|
"ports_and_terminals": {
|
|
"text": "Luderitz, Walvis Bay"
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"military": {
|
|
"military_branches": {
|
|
"text": "Namibian Defense Force (NDF): Army, Navy, Air Force (2013)"
|
|
},
|
|
"military_service_age_and_obligation": {
|
|
"text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)"
|
|
},
|
|
"manpower_available_for_military_service": {
|
|
"males_age_16_49": "568,231 (2010 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"manpower_fit_for_military_service": {
|
|
"males_age_16_49": "351,431",
|
|
"females_age_16_49": "311,513 (2010 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"manpower_reaching_militarily_significant_age_annually": {
|
|
"male": "26,413",
|
|
"female": "26,038 (2010 est.)"
|
|
},
|
|
"military_expenditures": {
|
|
"text": "3.7% of GDP (2006)"
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"issues": {
|
|
"disputes_international": {
|
|
"text": "concerns from international experts and local populations over the Okavango Delta ecology in Botswana and human displacement scuttled Namibian plans to construct a hydroelectric dam on Popa Falls along the Angola-Namibia border; the governments of South Africa and Namibia have not signed or ratified the text of the 1994 Surveyor's General agreement placing the boundary in the middle of the Orange River; Namibia has supported, and in 2004 Zimbabwe dropped objections to, plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river"
|
|
},
|
|
"trafficking_in_persons": {
|
|
"current_situation": "Namibia is predominantly a country of origin and destination for children and, to a lesser extent, women subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; victims lured by promises of legitimate jobs are forced to work in hazardous condition in urban centers and on commercial farms; traffickers exploit Namibian children, as well as children from Angola, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, for forced labor in agriculture, cattle herding, domestic service, and criminal activities; children are also forced into prostitution, often catering to tourists from southern Africa and Europe; girls of the San tribe are particularly vulnerable",
|
|
"tier_rating": "Tier 2 Watch List - Namibia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2012, the government launched a National Plan of Action on Gender-Based Violence, which included addressing human trafficking but did not complete its draft comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation or obtain parliamentary passage of the Child Care and Protection Bill, which would criminalize child trafficking; a process has been developed for referring trafficking victims for assistance but a system for screening potential victims and providing official designation of trafficking victim status is lacking (2013)"
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
} |