Irrigated land: 60 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: prolonged periods of drought
Environment - current issues: very limited natural fresh water resources; desertification
Environment - international agreements: party to: Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified : Biodiversity, Desertification
@Namibia:People
Population: 1,727,183 (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 43% (male 379,158; female 371,008) 15-64 years: 53% (male 444,523; female 465,510) 65 years and over: 4% (male 28,743; female 38,241) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.94% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 37.08 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 7.72 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)