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	Namibia (2003)	Namibia (2002)

Age structure	0-14 years: 42.5% (male 414,559; female 404,346) 15-64 years: 54% (male 517,469; female 522,549) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 30,038; female 38,486) (2003 est.)	0-14 years: 42.6% (male 392,706; female 382,690) 15-64 years: 53.7% (male 490,151; female 488,052) 65 years and over: 3.7% (male 29,345; female 37,972) (2002 est.)
Airports	135 (2002)	137 (2001)
Background	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 was soon named 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. Independence came in 1990 following multi-party elections and the establishment of a constitution. President NUJOMA is currently serving his third term as president.	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 was soon named 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. Independence came in 1990.
Birth rate	34.1 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)	34.17 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget	revenues: $883 million expenditures: $950 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1998)	revenues: $883 million expenditures: $950 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1998) (1998)
Death rate	19.17 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)	22.28 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external	$517 million (2002 est.)	$217 million (2000 est.)
Disputes - international	commission established with Botswana to resolve small residual disputes along the Caprivi Strip, including the Situngu marshlands along the Linyanti River; Botswana residents protest Namibia's planned construction of the Okavango hydroelectric dam on Popa Falls; managed dispute with South Africa over the location of the boundary in the Orange River; dormant dispute remains where Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe boundaries converge; Angolan rebels and refugees still reside in Namibia	none
Economic aid - recipient	ODA $160 million (2000 est.)	$127 million (1998) (1998)
Economy - overview	The economy is heavily dependent on the extraction and processing of minerals for export. Mining accounts for 20% of GDP. Rich alluvial diamond deposits make Namibia a primary source for gem-quality diamonds. Namibia is the fourth-largest exporter of nonfuel minerals in Africa, the world's fifth-largest producer of uranium, and the producer of large quantities of lead, zinc, tin, silver, and tungsten. The mining sector employs only about 3% of the population while about half of the population depends on subsistence agriculture for its livelihood. Namibia normally imports about 50% of its cereal requirements; in drought years food shortages are a major problem in rural areas. A high per capita GDP, relative to the region, hides the great inequality of income distribution; nearly one-third of Namibians had annual incomes of less than $1400 in constant 1994 dollars, according to a 1993 study. The Namibian economy is closely linked to South Africa with the Namibian dollar pegged to the South African rand. Privatization of several enterprises in coming years may stimulate long-run foreign investment.	The economy is heavily dependent on the extraction and processing of minerals for export. Mining accounts for 20% of GDP. Namibia is the fourth-largest exporter of nonfuel minerals in Africa and the world's fifth-largest producer of uranium. Rich alluvial diamond deposits make Namibia a primary source for gem-quality diamonds. Namibia also produces large quantities of lead, zinc, tin, silver, and tungsten. About half of the population depends on agriculture (largely subsistence agriculture) for its livelihood. Namibia must import some of its food. Although per capita GDP is five times the per capita GDP of Africa's poorest countries, the majority of Namibia's people live in pronounced poverty because of large-scale unemployment, the great inequality of income distribution, and the large amount of wealth going to foreigners. The Namibian economy has close links to South Africa. Agreement has been reached on the privatization of several more enterprises in coming years, which should stimulate long-run foreign investment.
Electricity - consumption	603.1 million kWh (2001)	890.9 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports	578 million kWh; note - electricity supplied by South Africa (2001)	863 million kWh note: supplied by South Africa (2000)
Electricity - production	26.95 million kWh (2001)	30 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: 0% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0%	fossil fuel: 2% hydro: 98% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000)
Exchange rates	Namibian dollars per US dollar - 10.54 (2002), 8.61 (2001), 6.94 (2000), 6.11 (1999), 5.53 (1998)	Namibian dollars per US dollar - 11.58786 (January 2002), 8.60918 (2001), 6.93983 (2000), 6.10948 (1999), 5.52828 (1998), 4.60796 (1997)
Exports	NA (2001)	$1.58 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.)
Exports - partners	EU 79%, US 4% (2001)	UK 43%, South Africa 26%, Spain 14%, France 8%, Japan (1998 est.)
GDP	purchasing power parity - $13.15 billion (2002 est.)	purchasing power parity - $8.1 billion (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 11% industry: 28% services: 61% (2001 est.)	agriculture: 11% industry: 28% services: 61% (2000 est.)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $6,900 (2002 est.)	purchasing power parity - $4,500 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	2.3% (2002 est.)	4% (2001 est.)
Highways	total: 66,467 km paved: 9,172 km unpaved: 57,285 km (2000)	total: 64,800 km paved: 5,378 km unpaved: 59,430 km (2001)
Imports	NA (2001)	$1.71 billion f.o.b. (2001 est.)
Imports - partners	US 50%, EU 31% (2001)	South Africa 81%, US 4%, Germany 2% (1997 est.)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	NA
Infant mortality rate	total: 68.44 deaths/1,000 live births male: 71.72 deaths/1,000 live births female: 65.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)	72.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	8% (2001)	8.8% (2001)
International organization participation	ACP, AfDB, C, ECA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAU, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO	ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAU, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Labor force	725,000 (2000)	500,000
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 42.77 years male: 44.27 years female: 41.22 years (2003 est.)	total population: 38.97 years male: 40.81 years female: 37.07 years (2002 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 84% male: 84.4% female: 83.7% (2003 est.)	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 38% male: 45% female: 31% (1960 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure	$73.1 million (FY02)	$104.4 million (2001)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	2.4% (FY02)	2.6% (FY97/98)
Military manpower - availability	males age 15-49: 459,474 (2003 est.)	males age 15-49: 436,642 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service	males age 15-49: 274,015 (2003 est.)	males age 15-49: 260,879 (2002 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Population	1,927,447 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)	1,820,916 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line	50% (2002 est.)	NA%
Population growth rate	1.49% (2003 est.)	1.19% (2002 est.)
Radios	-	232,000 (1997)
Railways	total: 2,382 km narrow gauge: 2,382 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)	total: 2,382 km narrow gauge: 2,382 km 1.067-m gauge (2001)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2003 est.)	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular	82,000 (2000 est.)	82,000 (2000 est)
Total fertility rate	4.71 children born/woman (2003 est.)	4.77 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate	35% (1998)	30% to 40%, including underemployment (1997 est.)

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