AreaTotal area: 824,292 sq km
Land area: 823,290 sq km Water area: 1,002 sq km Comparrison to America: slightly more than half the size of Alaska |
Borders/BoundariesCountries that share a border with Namibia: Angola , Botswana , South Africa , Zambia
Water border: Atlantic Ocean Total distance of land boundaries: 3,936 km Total cost line distance: 1,572 km |
Environment
Climate: desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
Terrain: mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east
Elevation:lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Konigstein 2,606 m
Terrain: mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east
Elevation:lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Konigstein 2,606 m
Fast Fact
Namibia's natural resources are diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish