New zealand was an enthusiastic member of the british empire, fighting in the boer war, world war i and world war ii and supporting britain in the suez crisis. Nov 04, 2014 for each country, the cia world factbook 2015 includes. Namibia the world factbook central intelligence agency. Cia world factbook this page was last updated on december 7, 2019. Namibia cia world factbook the best country factbook. According to the 2019 revision of the world population prospects the total population was 30,809,787 in 2018, compared to only 4 148 000 in 1950. Botswana has maintained one of the world s highest economic growth rates since independence in 1966, though growth slowed to 4. According to the 2019 revision of the world population prospects the total population was 2,448,301 in 2018, compared to only 485 000 in 1950. The logo features prominently on the 20142015 world factbook cover, which may be viewed under the references tab gallery of covers. Top of page oas organization of american states, member countries. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of egypt people 2015 information contained here. Population projections provide information on the total population, age and sex structure of the future population of a country.
Middle africa mongolia montenegro more developed regions morocco mozambique myanmar namibia nepal netherlands new caledonia new zealand nicaragua niger nigeria northern africa. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. Countries of the world 31 years of cia world fact books. It is bordered by angola to the north, zambia to the northeast, botswana to the east, south africa to the southeast and south, and the atlantic ocean to. Cia world fact book, 2004namibia wikisource, the free. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about egypt people 2015 should be addressed to the cia. Indexmundi is a data portal that gathers facts and statistics from multiple sources and turns them into easy to use visuals. Swaziland recently surpassed botswana as the country with the world s highest known hivaids prevalence rate. During the war onethird of the population fled the country. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of namibia 2020 information contained here.
The following demographic are from the cia world factbook unless otherwise indicated. The layout of the versions available on this page has been optimized for viewing with isilo. The mining sector employs only about 3% of the population while about half of the population depends on subsistence agriculture for its livelihood. In recent years, the cia has combined those fact sheets into an online publication, the world factbook. Egypt cia world factbook the best country factbook. Blog follow us on twitter buy a poster contact us by email. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a countrys population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. The collapse of financial pyramid schemes in early 1997. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of namibia economy 2015 information contained here. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right.
Agriculture accounts for more than onethird of gdp and 90% of export revenues. Namibia 2011 census population projections 2011 to 2041 i i i for eward information about future population is an important prerequisite for any objective and realistic development plan. History artifacts indicating human activity dating back to the early stone age 200,000 years ago have been found in the kingdom of swaziland. The information regarding namibia on this page is republished from the 2009 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available. Use your class notes, reading notes, videos and links below to help you analyze population pyramids and dtm for two countries that you selected. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online.
Birthrates for 224 nations posted on april 10, 20 leave a comment this entry gives a figure for the average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their childbearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. Albania declared its independence from the ottoman empire in 1912, but was conquered by italy in 1939. Malawi cia world factbook the best country factbook. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of nigeria people 2015 information contained here. Namibia, officially republic of namibia, also called internationally until 1968 south west africa, afrikaans namibie or suidwesafrica, country located on the southwestern coast of africa. The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a countrys population and may provide. The war, along with several political and economic upheavals, exacerbated ethnic tensions, culminating in april 1994 in a stateorchestrated genocide, in which rwandans killed up to a million of their fellow citizens, including approximately threequarters of the tutsi population. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. The information regarding namibia on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. Last weeks world factbook s relaunch included the new world factbook logo in the announcement.
This entry provides the population of the capital and up to five major cities defined as urban agglomerations with populations of at least 750,000 people. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about namibia 2009 should be addressed to the cia. Each student will select 1 more developed country mdc and 1 less developed or developing country ldc from the list below to research throughout the year. Population pyramids of the world from 1950 to 2100. An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration e. Swaziland cia world factbook the best country factbook. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about angola people 2015 should be addressed to the cia. The total population in namibia was estimated at 2. Apr, 2012 namibia is the fourthlargest exporter of nonfuel minerals in africa, the world s fifthlargest producer of uranium, and the producer of large quantities of lead, zinc, tin, silver, and tungsten. The official print version is available from the government printing office.
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of namibia people 2015 information contained here. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of botswana people 2015 information contained here. Albania allied itself first with the ussr until 1960, and then with china to 1978. Cia world factbook 20 the world factbook by the cia contains basic factual reference information on all the countries of the world. The us government is cooperating with the ministry for energy and mines and the world bank to prepare commercial tenders for the construction of a new power plant, rehabilitation of an old plant, and the development of a coal mine that could supply both. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. The shape indicates that it is a country in stage 4 of demographic transition. Looking back, in the year of 1960, namibia had a population of 0. An urban agglomeration is defined as comprising the city or town proper and also the suburban fringe or thickly settled territory lying outside of, but adjacent to, the boundaries of the city. Age structure 65 years and over country ranks population pyramid. South africa took a census october 1996 that showed a population of 40,583,611 after an official adjustment for a 6. Namibia is the fourthlargest exporter of nonfuel minerals in africa, the world s fifthlargest producer of uranium, and the producer of large quantities of lead, zinc, tin, silver, and tungsten. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region.
In the early 1990s, albania ended 46 years of xenophobic communist rule and established a multiparty. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of namibia 2009 information contained here. With a growing population reaching adulthood, global economists and the saudi government have become concerned that there are more saudis seeking jobs than are available. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the cur. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of namibia people 2018 information contained here. Oecd organisation for economic cooperation and development, member states.
The artwork incorporates an eagle echoing the agencys seal but one with a monocle to provide a scholarly. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about namibia economy 2015 should be addressed to the cia. In 1918, the slovenes joined the serbs and croats in forming a new multinational state, which was named yugoslavia in 1929. The economy is predominately agricultural, with about 85% of the population living in rural areas.
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about namibia people 2018 should be addressed to the cia. The united nations estimates the world population will reach 7 billion on 31 october 2011. The country was very much a part of the world economy and suffered as others did in the great depression of the 1930s. The world population pyramid displays age, sex and population data for 100 years. In 1959, three years before independence from belgium, the majority ethnic group, the hutus, overthrew the ruling tutsi king. Starting with the 1993 factbook, demographic estimates for some countries mostly african have explicitly taken into account t. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about botswana people 2015 should be addressed to the.
We have chosen the years between 19502050 for our pyramid to show a balance of historical and future projections. Cia the world factbook field listing population below. According to the cia world factbook the population of saudi arabia has a large young population ages 019 years and an increasing middleage population ages 2035 years. The world factbook 12 published by the central intelligence agency cia offers 267 free country n territories profiles incl. Over the next several years, thousands of tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. Morocco mozambique myanmar namibia nepal netherlands new. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. Namibia population 19602019 data 20202022 forecast. Botswana cia world factbook the best country factbook. Through fiscal discipline and sound management, botswana has transformed itself from one of the poorest countries in the world to a middleincome country with a per capita gdp. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a countrys population and may provide insights about political and social. The 1997 cia world factbook full text free book part 247. Increases or decreases in death rates or in number of children born can affect these results. This page provides the latest reported value for namibia population plus previous releases, historical high and low, shortterm forecast and longterm prediction, economic calendar, survey.
The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus or deficit of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about namibia people 2015 should be addressed to the cia. Detailed maps with new geopolitical data statistics on the population of each country, with details on literacy rates, hiv prevalence, and age structure new data on military expenditures and capabilities information on each countrys climate and natural hazards. Afghanistan africa albania algeria angola antigua and barbuda argentina armenia aruba asia australia australianew zealand austria azerbaijan bahamas bahrain bangladesh barbados belarus belgium belize. The slovene lands were part of the austrohungarian empire until the latters dissolution at the end of world war i. Botswana has maintained one of the world s highest growth rates since independence in 1966. Landlocked malawi ranks among the world s most densely populated and least developed countries.
Cia world factbook the most comprehensive country facts available online the world factbook the factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 266 u. The world factbook whats new central intelligence agency. The population pyramid for moldova has the shape of a developed country but, based on other information, this country is less developed. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of angola people 2015 information contained here. The us census bureau, which supplies the population numbers in the world factbook, estimates the planets population will pass 7 billion in march 2012. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 46. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 36. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about nigeria people 2015 should be addressed to the cia. The cias world factbook the central intelligence agency cia, part of the u. Types of population pyramids click here ted ed, population pyramids.