Namibia, is a country of vast space ranging from forest to deserts. It is situated at the south-western coast of Africa. It neighbors South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, and got its independence in 1990.

Namibia is not only divers in its landscape that ranges from sea to sand dunes, but also in its culture - with 11 ethnic groups. The following information has been sourced from the [Namibia Population and Housing Census→ http://www.npc.gov.na/census/] (2001).

The 2001 Census is the second post-independence census; the first one had been undertaken in 1991.

Namibia’s Key Census Indicators, 2001 and 1991

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In its quest to keep all stakeholders informed and to ensure that the policy decisions are updated, the Bank of Namibia publishes a number of publications. The Statistics and Publications Division, within the Research Department publishes a number of publications each year. The following are, but a few of these main publications:

•  Bank of Namibia Quarterly Bulletin 
•  Bank of Namibia Annual Report 
•  Bank of Namibia Research Papers 
•  Bank of Namibia Annual Symposium 
•  Bank of Namibia Press Releases

For more information, please visit the Bank of Namibia website .

The Bank of Namibia through its Statistics and Publications Division, within the Research Department publishes a set of monthly, quarter and annually economic and related statistics. Following below are the key areas of these statistics:

 Balance of Payments

The balance of payments (BoP) statistics reflect on all transactions between Namibians and the rest of the world. The BoP has two main sectors namely the Current account and the Capital and Financial account. This section further reflects on exchange rates.

 Monetary and Financial Statistics

The monetary and financial statistics mainly reflect transactions of the banking sector in Namibia. This includes Assets and Liabilities of commercial banks, other banking institutions and the detailed account of the Bank of Namibia. The figures reflected in these tables are all on an aggregated basis.

 Real Sector

The real sector statistics cover developments in the real sector of the Namibian economy. These data include, among others, GDP, investments, expenditures and income , as well as price developments. The source of the real sector tables is the Central Bureau of Statistics.

 Government Finance Statistics

The Government Finance statistics cover the income and the expenditure of the Government that consists of the General Government and all its units or affiliated institutions, particularly the ones controlled and financed by the Government.

For more information please visit the Bank of Namibia website