| Climate Namibia :
| desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
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| Terrain Namibia :
| mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east
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| Elevation extremes lowest Namibia :
| Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Namibia :
| Konigstein 2,606 m
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| Natural resources Namibia :
| diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, hydropower, fish
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| Land use arableland Namibia :
| 0,99%
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| Irrigated land Namibia :
| 70 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Namibia :
| prolonged periods of drought
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| Environment current issues Namibia :
| very limited natural fresh water resources; desertification; wildlife poaching; land degradation has led to few conservation areas
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| Geography note Namibia :
| first country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution; some 14% of the land is protected, including virtually the entire Namib Desert coastal strip
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