Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Commonwealth of Nations.
Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence.
Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres (660 feet) of the Botswanan right bank of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean it shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Namibia ( / n ə ˈ m ɪ b i ə/ ( listen), / n æ ˈ-/), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa.
