Editing Geography of Namibia (section)

==Statistics==
'''Location:'''
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between [[Angola]] and South Africa

'''[[Geographic coordinates]]:'''
{{Coord|22|00|S|17|00|E|type:country}}

;Area:
:*Total: 824,292&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref>{{cite web|title=Rank Order – Area|publisher=CIA World Fact Book|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2147rank.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613003422/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2147rank.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 June 2007|access-date=12 April 2008}}</ref>
:**''country rank in the world:'' 34th
:*Land: 823,290&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
:*Water: 1,002&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
; Area comparative
:* Australia comparative: slightly larger than [[New South Wales]]
:* Canada comparative: approximately {{sfrac|1|8}} smaller than [[British Columbia]]
:* United States comparative: slightly less than three times the size of [[Nevada]]
:* [[European Union|EU]] comparative: slightly less than 2{{sfrac|1|2}} times the size of [[Finland]]

'''Land boundaries:'''
<br>''total:''
4,220&nbsp;km
<br>''border countries:''
Angola 1,427&nbsp;km, [[Botswana]] 1,544&nbsp;km, South Africa 1,005&nbsp;km, [[Zambia]] 244&nbsp;km

'''Coastline:'''
1,572&nbsp;km

'''Maritime claims:'''
<br>''territorial sea:''
{{convert|12|nmi|km mi|1|abbr=on}}
<br>''contiguous zone:''
{{convert|24|nmi|km mi|1|abbr=on|lk=in}}
<br>''exclusive economic zone:''
{{convert|564748|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} and {{convert|200|nmi|km mi|1|abbr=on}}

'''Terrain:'''
Mostly high plateau; [[Namib Desert]] along the coast; [[Kalahari Desert]] in the east. In the north near the border with [[Angola]] there is a flat area that has been designated by the [[World Wildlife Fund]] as part of the [[Angolan mopane woodlands]] [[ecoregion]].

'''Elevation extremes:'''
<br>''lowest point:''
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
<br>''mean elevation:'' 1,414 m
<br>''highest point:''
[[Königstein, Namibia|Königstein]] 2,573 m

'''Natural resources:'''
diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish
<br>''note:''
suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore

'''Land use:'''
<br>''agricultural land:''
47.2% (2018)
<br>''arable land:''
1% (2018)
<br>''permanent crops:''
0% (2018)
<br>''permanent pasture:''
46.2% (2018)
<br>''forest:''
8.8% (2018)
<br>''other:''
44% (2018)

'''Irrigated land:'''
80&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (2012), 75.73&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (2003), 70&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (1998 est.), 60&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (1993 est.)

'''Total renewable water resources:'''
17.72&nbsp;km<sup>3</sup> (2011)

'''Natural hazards:'''
prolonged periods of drought

{{anchor|Environmental issues}}'''Environment – current issues:'''
depletion and degradation of water and aquatic resources; [[desertification]]; [[land degradation]]; [[loss of biodiversity]] and biotic resources; wildlife [[poaching]]

'''Environment – international agreements:'''
<br>''party to:''
Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands