Namibia, is a country of vast space ranging from forest to deserts. It is situated at the south-western coast of Africa. It neighbors South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, and got its independence in 1990.

Namibia is not only divers in its landscape that ranges from sea to sand dunes, but also in its culture - with 11 ethnic groups. The following information has been sourced from the [Namibia Population and Housing Census→ http://www.npc.gov.na/census/] (2001).

The 2001 Census is the second post-independence census; the first one had been undertaken in 1991.

Namibia’s Key Census Indicators, 2001 and 1991

Population Size	2001	1991
Total	1 830 330	1 409 920
Females	942 572	723 593
Males	887 721	686 327
Growth Rate	2.6	3.1
In Urban/Rural, percent
Urban areas	33	28
Rural areas	67	72
Area:In square kilometres	824 116	823 144
Population density
Persons per sq. km.	2.1	1.7
Literacy rate, 15+years,percent	81	76
Labour force, 15+years, percent
In labour force	54	58
Employed	69	81
Unemployed	31	19

Tuesday 8 August 2006