Population: 1,372,475 (July 1989), growth rate 5.3% (1989)

Birth rate: 45 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 10 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: 18 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 72 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 57 years male, 62 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 6.6 children born/woman (1989)

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

Ethnic divisions: 86% black, 6.5% white, 7.5% mixed; about half the blacks belong to Ovambo tribe

Religion: whites predominantly Christian, nonwhites either Christian or indigenous beliefs

Language: Afrikaans principal language of about 60% of white population, German of 33%, and English of 7% (all official); several indigenous languages

Literacy: 100% whites, 16% nonwhites

Labor force: 500,000; 60% agriculture, 19% industry and commerce, 8% services, 7% government, 6% mining (1981 est.)

Organized labor: 15 trade unions--largest is the mineworkers union which has a sizable black membership

NOTE: The information regarding Namibia on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Namibia People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Namibia People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.