| NAME: |
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| LOCATION: |
Africa & The Middle East |
| GOVERNMENT: |
Republic |
| OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama) |
| MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20% |
| MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
Black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5% (about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other ethnic groups includes Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5% ) |
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