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Whites of Portuguese, Dutch, German, British and French ancestry make up about 7% of the population.Īt least 80 percent of Namibian citizens identify themselves as Christian. There is a large Chinese minority in Namibia. There are also two smaller groups of people with mixed racial origins, called "Coloureds" and "Basters", who together make up 6.5% of the population. The country also contains some descendants of refugees from Angola. In addition to the Bantu majority, there are large groups of Khoisan (such as Nama and Bushmen), descendants of the original inhabitants of Southern Africa. Other ethnic groups are the Herero and Himba people, who speak a similar language, and the Damara, who are ethnically also of Bantu origin but speak the same "click" language as the Nama. The Ovambo, a Bantu ethnic group, form about half of the population, residing mainly in the north of the country. Independence from South Africa was gained on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. South Africa occupied the territory in 1915. Namibia became a German colony in 1884, known as German South-West Africa. Namibia was not extensively explored by Europeans until the 19th century, when traders and settlers arrived, principally from Germany and Sweden. Namibia were inhabited from early times by Bushmen, Damara, Namaqua, and since about the 14th century by immigrating Bantu who came with the Bantu expansion from central Africa. Namibia has an area of 825,418 km 2 (318,696 sq mi) and a population estimated in 2009 at 2,108,665. It is bordered by Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, other Christian 36%, Islam 1.5%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.The Republic of Namibia is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. Zion Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Catholic 7.1%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% Membership is defined as baptised and active.Ĭonstitutional reference to God enactment date

This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. The survey was carried out within the Gallup Poll. Percentage of population who says religion is not important in their daily lives. Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant:.(Other possible answers were “no”, “don’t know” and “refuse to answer”). Percentage of population surveyed in a Gallup Poll who answered the question “Is religion important in your daily life?” with “yes”.