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{{Short description|none}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox country geography | name = Namibia | map = Namibia_relief_location_map.jpg | continent = [[Africa]] | region = [[Southern Africa]] | coordinates = {{Coord|22|00|S|17|00|E|type:country}} | area ranking = 34th | km area = 825,615 | percent land = 99.88 | km coastline = 1,572 | exclusive economic zone = {{convert|564748|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} | borders = Total: {{convert|4220|km|mi|abbr=on}} | geographic center = | highest point = [[Königstein, Namibia|Königstein]] <br> {{convert|2573|m}} | lowest point = [[Atlantic Ocean]] <br> {{convert|0|m}} | longest river = [[Fish River (Namibia)|Fish River]] <br> {{convert|650|km|mi|abbr=on}} | largest lake = [[Lake Guinas]] <br> {{convert|0.66|ha|abbr=on}} }} [[File:LocationNamibia.svg|thumb|Location of Namibia]] [[Image:NamibiaDetailFinal.jpg|thumb|Detailed map of Namibia based on radar]] [[Image:Namibia Topography.png|thumb|Topographic map of Namibia.]] At {{convert|824292|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}, [[Namibia]] is the world's thirty-fourth largest country. After [[Mongolia]], Namibia is the second least densely populated country in the world ({{convert|2.7|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi|1}}). Namibia got its name from the [[Namib]] desert that stretches along the coast of the [[Atlantic]]. It is also known for its wildlife.
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