Namibia

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Capital: Winkhoek

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 318,696

Land Covered by Water: >1%

Time Zone: WAT (UTC+1)

Climate: desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic

Approximate Population: 2,031,001

Official Language: English,Afrikaans, Oshiwambo, German

Religion: Christianity, Indigenous Religions, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism

Currency: Namibian Dollar

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Yellow fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness), Rift Valley Fever, Toxoplasmosis, HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis - endemic to the region, Tuberculosis (TB), West Nile virus, Chikungunya Fever

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