Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean, sharing land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres of the Botswanan right bank of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest 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. The driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia has been inhabited since pre-historic times by the San, Damara and Nama people. Around the 14th century, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion.

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Giants on the Move: High-Tech Tracking of Namibia’s Majestic Elephants

The dome-shaped Brandburg Massif near the Atlantic coast of central Namibia

Giant Fossil Discovery in Namibia Challenges Long-Held Evolutionary Theories

Before the Dinosaurs, This Massive Salamander-Like Predator Ruled Earth’s Swamps. Fossils unearthed in present-day Namibia tell an intriguing story of tetrapod evolution

Giant Salamander-Like Predator Lived in Namibia 280 Million Years Ago

Giant salamander-like predator roamed Namibia 280 million years ago

Martian Mirage: Unveiling Namibia’s Otherworldly Terrains

Small birds spice up the already diverse diet of spotted hyenas in Namibia

Fairy circles: Plant water stress causes Namibia's gaps in grass

Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers Carved Detailed Human Footprints and Animal Tracks in Namibia

Spotless All-Brown Baby Giraffe Spotted In The Wild In Namibia

The 2023 Milky Way Photographer Of The Year: « From the remote deserts of Socotra, Madagascar, Atacama, and Namibia to the lost landscapes of Patagonia, Australia, and New Zealand, passing by spectacular glaciers, volcanoes, mountains, and beaches along the way…always with the Milky Way. »

24 hours of the Earth's rotation, with the camera locked to the sky instead of the ground. We're all hanging out on this spinning rock. (Video by Bartosz Wojczyński at Tivoli Southern Sky Guest Farm in Namibia)

Puzzling Scientists for Nearly 50 Years: Mystery of Namibia’s Fairy Circles Finally Solved

The Surreal Mystery of Namibia's 'Fairy Circles' May Finally Be Solved

Secrets of Namibia's fairy circles demystified: Plants self-organize

Vegetation declining on elephants' migration routes in Namibia

With the arrival of Africa's next radio telescope, Namibia sees a new dawn in astronomy

The Eerie, Lunar Nothingness of Namibia’s Skeleton Coast

Scientists surprised to discover two dwarf giraffes in Namibia, Uganda?