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Map of Namibia. Windhoek, Capital of Namibia. Walvis Bay. Swakopmund. Cities and towns in Namibia are distinguished by the status the Government of Namibia has vested in them: Places in Namibia that are governed by a municipality are cities, places with a town council are towns. [ 1]
Namibia is a higher-middle-income country with an annual GDP per capita of N$79,431 in 2022, but has extreme inequalities in income distribution and standard of living. [ 10] It has the second-highest Gini coefficient out of all nations, with a coefficient of 59.1 as of 2015. [ 11] Only South Africa has a higher Gini coefficient. [ 12]
The Cabinet of Namibia is an appointed body that was established by Chapter 6 (Articles 35-42) of the Constitution of Namibia. It is mandated to include the following positions: the President of Namibia, the Prime Minister of Namibia and any positions that the President so appoints. [1] All cabinet members also sit in the National Assembly.
The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development ( MURD) is a department of the Government of Namibia. The ministry is responsible for regional governance (Regional Councils) and local governance (Local Authorities) and therewith plays an important role in the decentralisation process of the Namibian government. [1]
Namibia is a dominant-party state with the South-West Africa People's Organisation in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. In Namibian politics, ethnicity plays a significant role in party affiliation and voting behaviour.
As of 2017 there were a total of 97 state-owned enterprises, also called public enterprises, in Namibia . 18 of the public enterprises are profit-driven and fall under the Ministry of Public Enterprises established in March 2015. Leon Jooste heads this ministry. [ 1] The other state-owned commercial entities are mainly active in education ...
Bunya Combined School, Bunya, Kavango West. Brandberg Primary School, Uis. As of 2017. [update] the school had 279 pupils. [11] Braunfels Agricultural High School, Outjo Constituency, Kunene Region. C. Spellmeyer Junior Secondary School (founded 1944, closed 2008) [12] Cabatana Private School, Oshakati, Oshana Region.
Below is a list of foreign ministers of the Republic of Namibia. The respective ministry, named Ministry of Foreign Affairs since independence, was renamed Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation at the start of the 2015–2020 legislative period. [1] 1990–2002: Theo-Ben Gurirab [2] 2002–2004: Hidipo Hamutenya [3]