Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa on the Atlantic coast. It shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south. It gained independence from South Africa in 1990 and its capital city is Windhoek . Namibia is a member state of the United Nations , the Southern African Development Community , the African Union , and the Commonwealth of Nations. It is named after the Namib Desert and is the second most sparsely populated country in the world .

Once a colony of Germany and later occupied by South Africa’s apartheid government, Namibia gained full independence in 1990 following South Africa’s withdrawal from Angola. Namibia is one of Africa’s most developed and stable countries, with a stable multiparty parliamentary democracy and an estimated population of 1,820,916. Tourism and diamond mining form the backbone of Namibia’s economy.

The nation has suffered heavily from the effects of HIV and AIDS; one in seven are estimated to have the virus.
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