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PEOPLE OF NAMIBIA
Almost 1,800,000 people reside in Namibia. The Ovambo tribe covers the majority of the population of the country. The minorities of Namibia are Kavangos tribe, Herero, Nama, Damara, Bushmen, Baster, Caprivian, Tswana and so on. Although English is the official language of the country, German and some native languages such as Oshivambo, Herero, Nama etc are also spoken widely in various corners of Namibia.
ART, CULTURE AND MUSIC OF NAMIBIA
Art: Rock art is a very famous art form in Namibia. Rock art means painting on the rocks. Various animals and other things are engraved in the pieces of rocks. This is a common practice in the various corners of the country. [ptter is also a common art form in Namibia. Practice of theater also exists in the villages of the country.
Culture: Since there are various ethnic groups residing inn this country, the Namibian culture is also diverse and rich. Several rituals and customs of the different races and tribes and also of the religions have been accepted in the Namibian tradition.
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Music: The music of Namibia bears a mixed taste of Comorian and Malagasy music forms. Creole and European genres have also left their influences in the music of this country. Various forms such as pop; reggae, jazz, rock, hip-hop etc are popular music forms in Namibia.
FLAG OF NAMIBIA
The flag of Republic of Namibia is very colorful and also significant. In the upper corner of the hoist side, a blue triangle is featured. And it also bears a yellow colored sun in left corner. Another triangle of green color is also shown in the bottom corner of the fly side. This one is also of same size as the blue one. The junction part of these triangles is colored in red. This red stripe is again bordered by two narrow white lines.
ECONOMY OF NAMIBIA
Namibia has been considered as the fourth-largest exporter country of non-fuel minerals in Africa. The economic status of the country mostly depends on its mineral export business. The agricultural products of the country are millet, peanuts, grapes, sorghum and so on. The industries that are growing very fast in this country are meatpacking industry, dairy products industry, fish processing industry, mining industry etc. Mining of several things such as diamonds, lead, silver, tungsten, tin, zinc, uranium, copper etc is very rich here. The materials that are exported are diamonds, copper, lead, uranium gold, zinc etc. South Africa and US are the primary export partners of Namibia.
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