[naˈmiːbi̯a] Country of red silence

Namibia's surface area is 825,000 square metres. That is about twice the size of Germany. However, only a total of about 2.5 million people live here. This makes Namibia the country with the second lowest population density in the world.

Although Nambia has a very small population, it is home to many different African tribal cultures. The Ovambo ethnic group represents almost half of the population. The best known group is certainly the Himba.

With an age of around 80 million years, the Namib is the oldest desert in the world and also one of the most inhospitable places on the planet. It borders the southwest coast of Africa and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Namibia is still one of the youngest countries in Africa, as it only became independent from South Africa in 1990. Since 2015, Hage Geingob is the current president - only the third president since Namibia's founding.

With the Fish River Canyon, Namibia has the oldest canyon in the world with an age of over 500 million years. It is also the largest canyon in the world after the Grand Canyon. An impressive highlight!

Sossusvlei in the Namib-Naukluft Park is part of the Namib Sand Sea UNESCO World Heritage Site. The surrounding orange dunes are among the highest in the world. The most outstanding is Big Daddy, also called Crazy Dune.

Cheetahs are among the most endangered predatory cats in the world. Only around 7,000 still live in a fraction of their former territory in Namibia. The government is actively working on sufficiently large protected areas to preserve these vulnerable hunters.

Namibia's official language is English. However the Afrikaans often spoken among the locals and what used to be called "Cape Dutch", is just as common as the German language in the cities. We find it "eksie perfeksie" (simply fantastic) and feel right at home.