Recognised as Country
Namibia
- NA
- Africa
- NAD
- .na
Namibia (NA/NAM) is a country in Africa with its capital at Windhoek. It covers about 825,615 km² with a population of roughly 2,600,000, uses the NAD, dials on +264, owns the .na internet domain and keeps its capital on Africa/Windhoek. It borders 4 countries.
Identity
Official short nameNamibia
CapitalWindhoek
ContinentAfrica
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2NA
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3NAM
Internet TLD.na
Calling code+264
Currency codeNAD
Geography
Latitude22.9576° S
Longitude18.4904° E
HemisphereSouthern and Eastern
Area825,615 km²318,772 square miles
Land neighbours4
Distance from London8,478 kmto the approximate centre of Namibia, not to Windhoek. SSE, bearing 162.4°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAfrica/Windhoekthe IANA zone for Windhoek; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+02:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+02:00
Offset in JulyUTC+02:00
Current offsetUTC+02:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 12:39
Hours ahead of UTC2
Population & scale
Population2,600,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density3.1 per km²≈
Share of world population0.032%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset34 of 196
Population rank in this dataset142 of 196
Neighbouring countries
Botswana639 km centre to centre
South Africa953 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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