Namibia — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Namibia: capital Windhoek, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Namibia is in Africa. Its capital is Windhoek.

Climate

Hot and dry; desert conditions along the coast with sparse irregular rainfall

Mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in the east

Namibia has the world's oldest desert, the Namib, estimated at 55 million years.

Namibia was the first African country to incorporate environmental protection into its constitution.

The Fish River Canyon in Namibia is the second-largest canyon in the world after the Grand Canyon.

1884: Germany establishes South West Africa as a colonial territory

1904: Herero and Nama genocide committed by German colonial forces

1920: South Africa given mandate over the territory by League of Nations

1966: SWAPO launches armed struggle for independence

1990: Namibia gains independence with Sam Nujoma as first president

2025: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah becomes first female president