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   Note: This section last updated 24th May 2021

In English and Nama:

   1,234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)

In Afrikaans:

   1 234,45

(where , indicates the decimal separator and a space the thousands separator)

   Note: This section last updated 24th May 2021

In English and Nama:

   dd/mm/yyyy

   14:32

In Afrikaans:

   yyyy-mm-dd

   14:32

28 languages are spoken in Namibia. The official language is English (100 000 speakers). There are 146 000 Afrikaans -speakers; 141 000 Herero -speakers; 30 000 Kwambi -speakers and 90 000 Nama -speakers.

Company legal forms used in Namibia include:

   Close Corporation
   Company
   Sole Trader

   Comprehensive tables of these strings can be acquired – see http:www.grcdi.nl/addresses.htm 

   Note: This section last updated 1st January 2019

Addresses written in a non-native language are likely to be written in English. Deliveries are to post office boxes or locked bags only.

Though postal deliveries are only to mailing addresses, street addresses will be found for the use of couriers, visitors etc. As not all streets are named, these may often be descriptive and unstructured, but usually written in English. Examples:

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

This is written PO Box. Private Bag is also found.

Post office boxes in Windhoek. Source: Wikipedia

   Note: This section last updated 1st January 2019

A 5-digit code has now been implemented in Namibia. The code is written on its own as the last line of the address block. The first two digits indicate the region, the final two the delivery post office. All codes commence with number ranges between 10 and 23. The third digit is currently always 0. The fourth digit ranges from 0 to 3.

Namibia - Postal code format graphic

Namibia - Postal code format

Namibia - Postal code specifics

Namibia - Postal code regular expression

Namibia - Postal code level of coverage

Namibia - Postal code map

   Note: This section last updated 27th December 2018

Where places are in the Khoekhoe language, the click sounds may be rendered in text using the symbols ‖ or ‡, or their alternatives ! and ≠.

In 2013 Lüderitz became !Nami≠Nûs (or ‖Nami‡Nûs) and Schuckmannsburg became Lohonono.

Refer to Exonyms in Namibia for full lists of place names in Namibia in other languages.

   Note: This section last updated 27th December 2018

Namibia has 14 regions :

Region	Postal code
Erongo	13
Hardap	22
!Karas or ‖Karas	23
Kavango East	19
Kavango West	18
Khomas	10
Kunene	21
Ohangwena	17
Omaheke	11
Omusati	16
Oshana	15
Oshikoto	14
Otjozondjupa	12
Zambezi	20

Administrative districts graphic

   Note: This section last updated 18th November 2013

Namibian fixed geographic numbers have area codes with a length ranging between 2 and 4 digits when called from abroad, and a total number length of 8 to 9 digits. Mobile numbers have a total of 9 digits and the area codes 60, 81, 82 or 85.

   Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm