Nationality: noun: Namibian(s) adjective: Namibian
Ethnic divisions: black 86%, white 6.6%, mixed 7.4% note: about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other ethnic groups include (with approximate share of total population): Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%
Religions: 80%-90% Christian (50% Lutheran; at least 30% other
Christian denominations)
Languages: English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of
the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%,
indigenous languages: Oshivambo, Herero, Nama
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1960)
total population: 38%
male: 45%
female: 31%
Labor force: 500,000
by occupation: agriculture 60%, industry and commerce 19%, services
8%, government 7%, mining 6% (1981 est.)
@Namibia:Government
Names:
conventional long form: Republic of Namibia
conventional short form: Namibia
Digraph: WA
Type: republic