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Namibia Geography 1996

Location:

Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

825,418 sq km

land area:

825,418 sq km

comparative area:

slightly more than half the size of Alaska

Land boundaries:

total 3,824 km, Angola 1,376 km, Botswana 1,360 km, South Africa 855 km, Zambia 233 km

Coastline:

1,572 km

Maritime claims:

contiguous zone:

24 nm

exclusive economic zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

short section of boundary with Botswana is indefinite; quadripoint with Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe is in disagreement; dispute with Botswana over uninhabited Kasikili ( Sidudu) Island in Linyanti (Chobe) River remained unresolved in mid-February 1995 and the parties agreed to refer the matter to the International Court of Justice;

Climate:

desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic

Terrain:

mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east

Natural resources:

diamonds

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

64%

forest and woodland:

22%

other:

13%

Irrigated land:

40 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

very limited natural fresh water resources; desertification

natural hazards:

prolonged periods of drought

international agreements:

party to - Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change

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