Namibia

Country in Southern Africa

Namibia is a country in Southern Africa, with its capital in Windhoek. About 3.1 million people live there (2025), making it the 134th most populous of the 195 countries. At 825,615 km², it is the 34th largest country by area. It borders Angola, Botswana, South Africa and Zambia.

Namibia at a glance

Capital: Windhoek
Population (2025): 3.1 million
Area: 825,615 km²
Density: 4 per km²
Official languages: Afrikaans, English, German, Herero, Khoekhoe, Kwangali, Lozi, Ndonga, Tswana
Currencies: Namibian dollar, South African rand
People: Namibian
Calling code: +264
Internet domain: .na
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Namibia?

How Namibia compares

Population rank

134th of 195

41st of 54 in Africa

Size rank

34th of 195

15th of 54 in Africa

Crowding

4 per km²

More crowded than 1% of countries

Similar in size: Mozambique (801,590 km²).
Similar population: Armenia (3.1 million).
Namibia is the only place that uses the Namibian dollar.
The South African rand is also used in 4 other places: Eswatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Afrikaans is also an official language in 1 other country: South Africa.
English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.
German is also an official language in 4 other countries: Belgium, Germany, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg.
Herero is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Namibia

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Its outline

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How players do with Namibia

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Namibia so far, from 58 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

40% right

35th hardest of 176 · 58 answers

Players find Namibia on the map in 40% of tries, which makes it one of the harder places to find. The most common wrong answer is Sudan.

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Countries that border Namibia

Namibia borders 4 countries: Angola, Botswana, South Africa and Zambia.

Quick quiz: Namibia

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1. Which is the flag of Namibia?
2. What is the capital of Namibia?
3. Which of these borders Namibia?

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Questions about Namibia

Is Namibia a country?

Yes. Namibia is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Namibia?

The capital of Namibia is Windhoek.

Which countries border Namibia?

Namibia borders 4 countries: Angola, Botswana, South Africa and Zambia.

How many countries border Namibia?

4. Namibia shares a land border with 4 countries.

How big is Namibia?

Namibia covers 825,615 km², about the same size as Mozambique (801,590 km²).

Is Namibia hard to find on a map?

Yes, for many players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Namibia in 40% of 58 tries, 35th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Sudan.

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