(WIPO code: NA) (latest review February 2023)
by SPOOR & FISHER, Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, Pretoria, South Africa
Namibia
General Information
Area
824,268 sq. km.
Population
2,653,150 (2022).
Capital
Windhoek.
Languages
English (official), Afrikaans, German, Khoekhoe (Nama), Herero, Ovambo.
Currency
Namibian dollar (N$).
Industries
Agriculture: stock raising and marketing of karakul pelts; mining: diamonds, copper, gold, tin, lead, uranium.
General Remarks
A former German protectorate, and since 1915 administered by the Republic of South Africa, originally under a mandate from the League of Nations, Namibia became an independent nation on March 21, 1990, following multi-party elections and the establishment of a constitution.