Interesting Facts

Namibia has 4 Olympic Silver medals. Since its Independence in 1990 (with the help of the United Nations) Namibia was allowed to compete on the Olympic circuit (Commonwealth Games – African Games – Olympics). It was Frankie Fredericks who is Namibia’s first (and so far) only Olympic medalist. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games – two in 1992 in Barcelona (100m and 200m) and two in 1996 in Atlanta (100m and 200m).

Namibia is the second least densely populated country on earth (after Mongolia which is also a vast country) there are just over two million people living in the country (which is half the size of Alaska).