DF 4, ACN 3, NNF 1, FCN 1, NPF 1

_#_Communists: no Communist party

_#_Other political or pressure groups: NA

_#_Member of: C, ECA (associate), FAO, FLS, IAEA, IBRD,
ILO, IMF, ITU, NAM, OAU, SACU, SADCC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR,
UNIDO, WCL, WFTU, WHO

_#_Diplomatic representation: Ambassador Tuliameni KALOMOH;
Chancery at 1413 K Street NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20005
(mailing address is PO Box 34738, Washington DC 20043);
telephone (202) 289-3871;

US--Ambassador Genta Hawkins HOLMES; Embassy at Ausplan Building,
14 Lossen St., Windhoek (mailing address is P. O. Box 9890, Windhoek
9000, Namibia); telephone [264] (61) 221-601, 222-675, 222-680

_#_Flag: a large blue triangle with a yellow sunburst fills the
upper left section, and an equal green triangle (solid) fills the lower
right section; the triangles are separated by a red stripe which is
contrasted by two narrow white edge borders

_*_Economy
_#_Overview: The economy is heavily dependent on the mining industry
to extract and process minerals for export. Mining accounts for almost
30% of GDP. Namibia is the fourth-largest exporter of nonfuel minerals in
Africa and the world's fifth-largest producer of uranium. Alluvial
diamond deposits are among the richest in the world, making Namibia a
primary source for gem-quality diamonds. Namibia also produces large
quantities of lead, zinc, tin, silver, and tungsten, and it has
substantial resources of coal. More than half the population depends
on agriculture (largely subsistence agriculture) for its livelihood.

_#_GNP: $1.8 billion, per capita $1,240; real growth rate - 2.0%
(1990 est.)

_#_Inflation rate (consumer prices): 15.1% (1989)

_#_Unemployment rate: over 30% (1990)

_#_Budget: revenues $794.1 million; expenditures $999.6 million,
including capital expenditures of $NA (FY91 est.)

_#_Exports: $1,021 million (f.o.b., 1989);

commodities--uranium, diamonds, zinc, copper, cattle, processed
fish, karakul skins;

partners--Switzerland, South Africa, FRG, Japan

_#_Imports: $894 million (f.o.b., 1989);

commodities--foodstuffs, petroleum products and fuel, machinery and
equipment;

partners--South Africa, FRG, US, Switzerland

_#_External debt: about $27 million at independence; under a 1971
International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling, Namibia may not be
liable for debt incurred during its colonial period

_#_Industrial production: growth rate NA%

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