Namibia – April 2004 Daniel Norman Tumason

1,9 million people Growth rate 3,1% Flood plains Desert

1320 km 350 km 1440 km Sam Nujoma president

Minerals in the economy people work in formal mining. Also 1000 informal miners. 12% of the GDP now down from 25% in the 1980s –new sectors entered the economy. –price of minerals has dropped. Biggest portion of the income in foreign currency.

Produces 6% of the world’s uranium –One of the largest uranium mines in world

Other mineral resources Diamonds, on land and off-shore (gem quality) Gold Copper Semi-precious stones Tantalite, tin, lead, Zinc

Agriculture More than half of all the jobs. About 4000 farms - belong mostly to white farmers who farm cattle and sheep extensively and export the meat to South Africa. Some farms produce ostrich meat, mainly for export.

The Atlantic coast

Fisheries Namibia has rich fishing grounds –Because of the Benguela current –Total catch is about t per year –Total fleet about 350 vessels –Fish is about 25% of exports –Main species : Hake, orange roughy, rock lobster, crab (demersal) Horse mackerel, pilchard, sardine, tuna (pelagic)

Hake Horse mackerel (tunny) Orange roughy Sardines

Tourism The annual number of visitors is nearing the one-million mark. What do they do? –Spots of natural beauty –Golfing –Dune adventures –German towns – Swakopmund, Luderitz –People

Wild animals –Zebra –Ostriches

Causes of death In Namibia 6,934 people die of AIDS every year. But every year 19,624 people die so about 1/3 of Namibian deaths are from AIDS. In Iceland about 2000 people die every year and nobody died of AIDS year 2000 in Iceland.

Nuggets Namibia is home to the largest population of cheetah still in existence. Namibia has more kilometres of road per capita than any other part of Africa. The Fish River Canyon is 27km wide and 550m deep. One of Africa's endangered species, the black rhino finds sanctuary in Etosha.

Icelandic International Development Agency

Thank you! From the Out of Africa cafe in Swakopmund