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Namibia People 1999
Population: 1,648,270 (July 1999 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.57% (1999 est.) Birth rate: 35.63 births/1,000 population (1999 est.) Death rate: 19.92 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Sex ratio:
Infant mortality rate: 65.94 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 4.94 children born/woman (1999 est.)
Nationality:
Ethnic groups:
black 86%, white 6.6%, mixed 7.4%
Religions: Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least, other Christian denominations 30%), native 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
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