GEOGRAPHY

BORDERS: Namibia officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 meters of the Botswana right bank of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Commonwealth of Nations.

Geographically, Namibia is divided into three major regions, the Namib Desert, the Central Plateau and the Kalahari Desert. The Namib Desert is in the western part of the country, stretching approximately 1,400 km along the Atlantic coast. Its width varies between 97 and 160 kin.

Interesting story:

There are a lot of deserts. One of the most famous is the Namib Desert. There many years ago, people came and settle there. Now you are asking why. Well, one day a minor found a diamond and then there were a lot more. So the people went there to grew their fortune and for better live. Everything was okay until the diamonds end. The villagers had no sense to stay there so they gone and the desert became deserted. Also Namibia is named after this desert. Can you imagine that there were diamonds and they were a lot and now there is no people?