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Country name Namibia, in 35 editions.
The entry for Namibia published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Namibia
Republic of Namibia
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- conventional short form:
- Namibia
conventional long form:
Republic of Namibia
conventional short form:
Namibia
The entry for Namibia did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- conventional short form:
- Namibia
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- conventional short form:
- Namibia
conventional long form: Republic of Namibia
conventional short form: Namibia
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- conventional short form:
- Namibia
conventional long form: Republic of Namibia
conventional short form: Namibia
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia former: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
conventional long form: Republic of Namibia
The same text in 4 editions, 2002 to 2005.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- conventional short form:
- Namibia
- former:
- German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
conventional long form: Republic of Namibia
conventional short form: Namibia
former: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- conventional short form:
- Namibia
- local long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- local short form:
- Namibia
- former:
- German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
conventional long form: Republic of Namibia
conventional short form: Namibia
local long form: Republic of Namibia
local short form: Namibia
former: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- conventional short form:
- Namibia
- local long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- local short form:
- Namibia
- former:
- German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
conventional long form:
Republic of Namibia
conventional short form:
Namibia
local long form:
Republic of Namibia
local short form:
Namibia
former:
German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
The same text in 4 editions, 2011 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- conventional short form:
- Namibia
- local long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- local short form:
- Namibia
- former:
- German South-West Africa (Sued-West Afrika), South-West Africa
conventional long form:
Republic of Namibia
conventional short form:
Namibia
local long form:
Republic of Namibia
local short form:
Namibia
former:
German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa (Sued-West Afrika), South-West Africa
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- conventional short form:
- Namibia
- local long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- local short form:
- Namibia
- former:
- German South-West Africa (Deutsch Suedwest Afrika), South-West Africa
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
former:(Sued-West (Deutsch Suedwest Afrika), South-West Africa
The same text in 3 editions, 2016 to 2018.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- conventional short form:
- Namibia
- local long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- local short form:
- Namibia
- former:
- German South-West Africa (Deutsch Suedwest Afrika), South-West Africa
- etymology:
- named for the coastal Namib Desert; the name "namib" means "vast place" in the Nama/Damara language
conventional long form: Republic of Namibia
conventional short form: Namibia
local long form: Republic of Namibia
local short form: Namibia
former: German South-West Africa (Deutsch Suedwest Afrika), South-West Africa
etymology: named for the coastal Namib Desert; the name "namib" means "vast place" in the Nama/Damara language
The same text in 6 editions, 2019 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- conventional short form:
- Namibia
- local long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- local short form:
- Namibia
- former:
- German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Suedwestafrika), South-West Africa
- etymology:
- named for the coastal Namib Desert; the name "namib" means "vast place" in the Nama/Damara language
conventional long form: Republic of Namibia
conventional short form: Namibia
local long form: Republic of Namibia
local short form: Namibia
former: German South-West Africa (Deutsch Suedwest Afrika), (Deutsch-Suedwestafrika), South-West Africa
etymology: named for the coastal Namib Desert; the name "namib" means "vast place" in the Nama/Damara language
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- conventional short form:
- Namibia
- local long form:
- Republic of Namibia
- local short form:
- Namibia
- former:
- German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Suedwestafrika), South-West Africa
- etymology:
- named for the coastal Namib Desert; the word namib comes from the local Nama language and means "an area where there is nothing"
conventional long form: Republic of Namibia
conventional short form: Namibia
local long form: Republic of Namibia
local short form: Namibia
former: German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Suedwestafrika), South-West Africa
etymology: named for the coastal Namib Desert; the name "namib" means "vast place" in word namib comes from the Nama/Damara local Nama language and means "an area where there is nothing"
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Namibia: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/namibia/country-name.