- Population:
- 2,678,191
- Religion:
- Christianity
'Namibia a country in southwest Africa is distinguished by the Namib Desert along its Atlantic Ocean coast. The country is home to diverse wildlife including a significant cheetah population. The capital Windhoek and coastal town Swakopmund contain German colonial-era buildings such as Windhoek''s Christuskirche built in 1907. In the north Etosha National Park’s salt pan draws game including rhinos and giraffes.'
South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that became Namibia but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia has been governed by SWAPO since the country won independence in 1990. Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country during its first 14 years of self rule. POHAMBA was reelected in November 2009.
