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Country or Region: Namibia › Change country
Economic Indicator: Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions › See all Namibia indicators, › See Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Namibian Dollar
Currency Symbol: NAD

Nationality: noun: Namibian(s) ; adjective: Namibian

Ethnic Groups: black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5% ; note: about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other ethnic groups include Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%

Religions: Christian 80% to 90% (at least 50% Lutheran), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%

Languages: Oshiwambo languages 48.9%, Nama/Damara 11.3%, Afrikaans 10.4% (common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population), Otjiherero languages 8.6%, Kavango languages 8.5%, Caprivi languages 4.8%, English (official) 3.4%, other African languages 2.3%, other 1.7% ; note: Namibia has 13 recognized national languages, including 10 indigenous African languages and 3 Indo-European languages (2011 est.)