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Geography
Located in south-western Africa, with a coastline of 1572 km along the Atlantic Ocean, Namibia is crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn, which passes through the centre of the country.
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The surface area of Namibia is one and a half times the size of France (20 times the size of Switzerland) and is divided into four immense geographical regions:
- The Namib Desert, a coastal area bathed by the cold Benguela current, covers one fifth of the total territory ;
- The central plateau at an altitude of 1000 – 2000 m that occupies half the country ;
- The Eastern part that merges with the western part of the Kalahari desert ;
- The Caprivi Strip, a tongue of land in the north-east of the country
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Bordering on South Africa in the South and Botswana in the East, Namibia shares its longest border with Angola and its shortest with Zambia, both in the north. Vegetation is practically non-existent along the coastline but becomes very dense in the “Caprivi Strip” and is tropical, arid (bush) or semi-desert in the rest of the country.
Startlingly varied landscapes, rugged coastlines and vast lunar expanses, a promised land of virtually unlimited potential: Namibia offers you bush walks that take you into a time warp and where you will cross paths with an authentic colourful population. Endowed with an impressive natural heritage that ranges from pre-historic engravings at Twyfelfontein to the red sand dunes at Sossusvlei, Namibia is also home to an immensely rich and varied flora and fauna.
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