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Namibia : Money
Prepare your travel to Namibia
I. Currency of Namibia
Coin : 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 5o Nc and 1, 2, 5 N$.
Banknote : 10, 20, 50, 100 N$.
The currency is the Namibian Dollar.
It is divided into Namibian cents (N$ 1 = Nc 100).
South African Rand is accepted everywhere in
Namibia for the same value.
II. Exchange rate in Namibia
1 = N $ 10.557, or 1N $ = 0.0947.
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III. Budget and Cost of Living (2007 prices)
Gasoline Price: N$ 6.7 approx 0.67
Cigarettes Price: N$ 17 approx 1.7
Restaurant Price: approx 7
Price Bar (beer 75 cl): approx 0.9
Price Hosting :
» Camping Price: between 5 and 8
» Price Lodge / Guesthouse: between 15 and 30
» Luxe Awards: more than 40
Price of Food:
» Meat 1kg Price: approx 3
» Canned Price: approx 0.9
» Price 5L of water: approx 2
» Cakes Price: approx 0.6
» Beer x6 Price: approx 3.7
» Wine Red 5L Price: approx 10
» Pasta 1kg Price: approx 1.3
» Sweet 7kg Price: approx 3
IV. Economy of Namibia
GDP: $ 6.3 billion
Per capita income: $ 2370
GDP growth: 3.5%
Main clients: South Africa (25%), Britain (15%) USA (11%) , Angola (13.8%)
Top Suppliers: AFS (85%), Britain (2.6%), Germany (1.9%), Spain (2%), France and China (1.2%)
Main sectors in GDP:
-Agriculture: 10.6%.
-Industry: 30.8%.
Services: 58.6%.
Unemployment Rate: 35%
HDI: 125th
For more information on ECOM of Namibia, you can consult the following article: Wikipedia: Economy of Namibia .
Source : 2008
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