Tourism in Namibia 

Namibia [5] or officially the Republic of Namibia is a country located in the south-west of the continent of Africa, bordered to the west and the Atlantic Ocean. And shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it has no limits with Zimbabwe, less than 200 meters from the river (especially the borders of Zambia / Botswana) apart at points closest to them. Gained independence from South Africa on March 21, 1990, in the wake of the war of independence in Namibia. Its capital and largest city of Windhoek. Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), and a member of the Southern African Development or acronym (SADC) and a member of the African Union (AU), and a member of the Union of the Commonwealth. 

Dry lands of Namibia were inhabited since early times by the San tribes or tribes Bouchmn as it is called, Damara, Nama and the tribes, and since about the 14th century AD inhabited by the people of Bantu immigrants who came with the Bantu expansion. Became the most protected land for the German Empire in 1884, and remained a German colony until the end of the First World War in 1920, the League of Nations mandated South Africa, which imposed its laws and, since 1948, and the policy of racial discrimination. In 1878 it was the port of Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands Marine has been annexed to the Cape Colony under the British Crown, and became an integral part of the new Union of South Africa in its inception in 1910. 

Uprisings and demands by African leaders led the United Nations to assume direct responsibility on the ground. The organization acknowledged the people of South West Africa (SWAPO) as the official representative of the Namibian people in 1973. However, it remained under the management of the Republic of South Africa during this period Kadolh called South West Africa. Following that internal violence, South Africa has installed an interim administration in Namibia in 1985. Namibia obtained full independence from South Africa in 1990 with the exception of Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands, which remained under the control of South Africa until 1994. 

Namibia has a population of 2.1 million people, and a stable multi-party parliamentary democracy. Agriculture, grazing, tourism and the mining industry - including mining for gems, diamonds, uranium, gold, silver, and base metals - form the backbone of the economy in Namibia. Due to the presence of the arid Namib Desert, it is one of the least densely populated countries in the world. Namibia enjoys political stability, economic and social high .

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