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 Namibia is on the west coast of southern Africa.  The Namib Desert is along the western edge.  The desert is very hot in the summer (January through March), over 100 degrees during the day.  Nights in the desert are cool. On the high plateau, nights could be freezing!

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Namibia QUICK FACTS PEOPLE GROUPS: Black (87.5 %), white (6%), mixed (6.5%) CAPITAL CITY: Windhoek (342,000) POPULATION: 2.2 million LANGUAGES: English (official), Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, German, Herero, and several other tribal languages

Namibia QUICK FACTS ASSEMBLIES OF GOD FACTS: 6 U.S. Assemblies of God missionaries work in Namibia. About 658 people worship in 16 churches. The Bible school is currently training 3 students to be church leaders. RELIGIONS: Christian (80-90%, at least half of which belong to the Lutheran church), traditional beliefs (10-20%). Many believe in and worship various spirits. Some mix these beliefs with Christian beliefs.