Debt - external:
$517 million (2002 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
ODA $160 million (2000 est.)
Currency:
Namibian dollar (NAD); South African rand (ZAR)
Currency code:
NAD; ZAR
Exchange rates:
Namibian dollars per US dollar - 10.54 (2002), 8.61 (2001), 6.94
(2000), 6.11 (1999), 5.53 (1998)
Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March
Communications Namibia
Telephones - main lines in use:
110,200 (2000)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
82,000 (2000 est.)
Telephone system:
general assessment: good system; about 6 telephones for each 100
persons
domestic: good urban services; fair rural service; microwave radio
relay links major towns; connections to other populated places are
by open wire; 100% digital
international: fiber-optic cable to South Africa, microwave radio
relay link to Botswana, direct links to other neighboring countries;
connected to Africa ONE and South African Far East (SAFE) submarine
cables through South Africa; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat
(2002)