Namibia

Namibia "Land of Contrast", Land der Kontraste. Stand: März 2009

Ländername: Republik Namibia - Republic of Namibia

Klima: arides Klima; Regenzeit: Januar-März/April.

Lage: Namibia liegt im südwestlichen Afrika zwischen 17 und 29 Grad südlicher Breite und 12 und 25 Grad östlicher Länge. Größe des Landes: 824.292 qkm

Hauptstadt: Windhuk, ca. 243.000 Einwohner

Bevölkerung: ca. 1,9 Mio. Einwohner, Bevölkerungsdichte: ca. 2,2 Einwohner pro qkm, Bevölkerungswachstum 2,6 % (2001)


Währung: Namibia Dollar (N$)

Landessprachen: offizielle Amtssprache: Englisch; sons

tige Sprachen: Afrikaans, Oshivambo, Otjiherero, Nama, Damara, Deutsch

Religion: ca. 87 % Christen, davon ca. 80 % Protestanten und ca. 20 % Katholiken; Rest Stammesreligionen. Nationalfeiertag: 21. März (Unabhängigkeitstag)

Unabhängigkeit: 21. März 1990

Regierungsform: Parlamentarische Demokratie

Staatsoberhaupt und Regierungschef: Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of the Republic of Namibia (Amtsantritt am 21.03.2005)

Premierminister: Nahas Angula, Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia

Außenminister: Marco Hausiku, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Namibia

Parlament: besteht aus zwei Kammern:

Nationalversammlung (National Assembly): 72 nach dem Verhältniswahlrecht gewählte Abgeordneten, sechs durch den Staatspräsidenten ernannte Mitglieder, Präsident der Nationalversammlung: Theo Ben Gurirab
Nationalrat (National Council): 26 Mitglieder, je zwei nach Mehrheitswahlrecht in 13 Regionen gewählte Regionalräte, Präsident: Mr. Asser Kapere

Regierungspartei: SWAPO of Namibia (South West Africa People's Organization)

Opposition: CoD (Congress of Democrats); RDP (Rallye for Democracy and Progress); DTA (Democratic Turnhalle Alliance); MAG (Monitor Action Group - burisch); UDF (United Democratic Front - Damara); N**O (National Unity Democratic Organisation – Herero);

Gewerkschaften: Dachgewerkschaft: NUNW (National Union of Namibian Workers) mit derzeit sieben Einzelgewerkschaften sowie weitere Einzelgewerkschaften

Mitgliedschaft in internationalen Organisationen: Vereinte Nationen und Sonderorganisationen; Commonwealth; Afrikanische Union (AU) ; EU-AKP Abkommen (EU – Gruppe der afrikanischen, karibischen und pazifischen Staaten); Weltbank; IWF; Southern African, Development Community (SADC) (1990); SACU (Southern Africa Customs Union) (1990)

Medien: Tageszeitungen: The Namibian, englisch, oshivambo (Auflage: 26.000)
Die Republikein, afrikaans (Auflage: 14.000)
Allgemeine Zeitung, deutsch (Auflage 5.300 täglich, 6.500 freitags)
New Era (regierungsfinanziert), englisch, afrikaans, oshivambo (Auflage: 7.000)
Wochenzeitungen: Windhoek Observer, englisch (Auflage: 11.500)
Informanté englisch, afrikaans (kostenlos verteilt, Auflage: ca. 60.000)
Southern Times, englisch (Regionalzeitung, Auflage Namibia 5.000)
Rundfunk: Namibian Broadcasting Corporation: Fernsehen und Hörfunk (NBC), staatlich
Private Musikradiosender und privates satellitenübertragenes, Bezahlfernsehen mit ausländischen Programmen

Stand: März 2009
Quelle: Auswärtiges Amt

Ever wondered why Namibia has that weird panhandle? Well, when the United Kingdom and Germany were carving up southern A...
09/09/2021

Ever wondered why Namibia has that weird panhandle? Well, when the United Kingdom and Germany were carving up southern Africa they struck a deal: the former would give the latter what’s now known as the Caprivi Strip, in exchange for land elsewhere. The Germans accepted, believing the panhandle would give them access to the Zambezi River and a route to Africa’s east coast. There was just one problem: the world’s largest waterfall, Victoria Falls, lay in the way. The Germans, it transpired, had signed a bum deal.

Namibia is home to the world’s oldest desert. We’re talking about the Namib Desert, which, at 80 million years old, is the most ancient desert on the planet.

Namibia lays claim to the highest sand dune in the world. Rising dramatically from the Namib Desert, the impressive mound – known, rather boringly, as Dune7 – tops out at around 383m. As a point of reference consider this: The Shard in London is 310m tall.

Dubbed Dragons Breath Cave – on account of the humid air that rises from its entrance – this gargantuan grotto is home to the largest non-subglacial lake in the world. Discovered in 1986, the cave can, alas, only be explored by professionals because of its treacherous topography.

via Telegraph.

The name ‘Namib’ translates as “vast place”, which is apt given that Namibia is one of the least crowded destinations on...
09/09/2021

The name ‘Namib’ translates as “vast place”, which is apt given that Namibia is one of the least crowded destinations on the planet. Only Greenland, the Falkland Islands, Mongolia and Western Sahara (in that order) have fewer people per square kilometre.

Namibia takes conservation seriously. More than 40% of the country is under conservation management. It was also the first African country to incorporate environmental protection into its constitution. Hence its bountiful wildlife.

Namibia elected its first female leader in 2015. Saara Kuugongelwa is the country’s fourth prime minister and the only female leader on the continent. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first elected female head of state in Africa, was the President of Liberia until January 2018, when she was replaced by former footballer George Weah

If you’re hoping to catch a glimpse of the fastest land animal on the planet, Namibia is the place to go – for it is home to the world’s largest population of free-roaming cheetahs. Etosha National Park is probably the best place to see them, though eagle-eyed visitors might spot them throughout the country.

The country became Namibia in 1990 when it was granted independence from South Africa, which had taken over the territory during the First World War. Prior to that Germany was in control, and they committed what is considered the “first genocide of the 20th century”, killing tens of thousands of Herero and Nama tribespeople during their brutal occupation. The German government formerly apologised for the genocide in 2004.

In what is considered a mass act of subversion, some Herero men and women continue to dress like the German colonialists who tried to eradicate them. Tribesmen and women still cling to the 19th century apparel of their suppressors in a bid to protest and raise awareness about their bloody history.

50cm diameter globe in Reed Green.

via Telegraph.

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