| GENERAL
STATISTICS
Population:
1,648,270
(January 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups:
black 86%,
white 6.6%, mixed 7.4%
note: about
50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos
tribe; other ethnic groups are: Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian
4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%
Religions:
Christian
80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least, other Christian denominations 30%),
African Traditional religions 10% to 20%
Languages:
English 7%
(official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about
60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages: Oshivambo,
Herero, Nama |