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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Republic of Namibia
1991 Republic of Namibia
1992 Republic of Namibia
1993 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia
1994 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia
1995 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia
1996 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia
1997 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia
1998 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia
1999 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia
2000 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia
2001 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia former: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
2002 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia former: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
2003 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia former: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
2004 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia former: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
2005 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia former: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
2006 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia local long form: Republic of Namibia local short form: Namibia former: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
2007 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia local long form: Republic of Namibia local short form: Namibia former: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
2008 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia local long form: Republic of Namibia local short form: Namibia former: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
2009 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia local long form: Republic of Namibia local short form: Namibia former: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
2010 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia local long form: Republic of Namibia local short form: Namibia former: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa
2011 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia local long form: Republic of Namibia local short form: Namibia former: German South-West Africa (Sued-West Afrika), South-West Africa
2012 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia local long form: Republic of Namibia local short form: Namibia former: German South-West Africa (Sued-West Afrika), South-West Africa
2013 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia local long form: Republic of Namibia local short form: Namibia former: German South-West Africa (Sued-West Afrika), South-West Africa
2014 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia local long form: Republic of Namibia local short form: Namibia former: German South-West Africa (Sued-West Afrika), South-West Africa
2015 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia | conventional short form: Namibia | local long form: Republic of Namibia | local short form: Namibia | former: German South-West Africa (Deutsch Suedwest Afrika), South-West Africa
2016 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia | conventional short form: Namibia | local long form: Republic of Namibia | local short form: Namibia | former: German South-West Africa (Deutsch Suedwest Afrika), South-West Africa | etymology: named for the coastal Namib Desert; the name "namib" means "vast place" in the Nama/Damara language
2017 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia | conventional short form: Namibia | local long form: Republic of Namibia | local short form: Namibia | former: German South-West Africa (Deutsch Suedwest Afrika), South-West Africa | etymology: named for the coastal Namib Desert; the name "namib" means "vast place" in the Nama/Damara language
2018 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia | conventional short form: Namibia | local long form: Republic of Namibia | local short form: Namibia | former: German South-West Africa (Deutsch Suedwest Afrika), South-West Africa | etymology: named for the coastal Namib Desert; the name "namib" means "vast place" in the Nama/Damara language
2019 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia | conventional short form: Namibia | local long form: Republic of Namibia | local short form: Namibia | former: German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Suedwestafrika), South-West Africa | etymology: named for the coastal Namib Desert; the name "namib" means "vast place" in the Nama/Damara language
2020 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia | conventional short form: Namibia | local long form: Republic of Namibia | local short form: Namibia | former: German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Suedwestafrika), South-West Africa | etymology: named for the coastal Namib Desert; the name "namib" means "vast place" in the Nama/Damara language
2021 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia local long form: Republic of Namibia local short form: Namibia former: German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Suedwestafrika), South-West Africa etymology: named for the coastal Namib Desert; the name "namib" means "vast place" in the Nama/Damara language
2022 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia local long form: Republic of Namibia local short form: Namibia former: German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Suedwestafrika), South-West Africa etymology: named for the coastal Namib Desert; the name "namib" means "vast place" in the Nama/Damara language
2023 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia local long form: Republic of Namibia local short form: Namibia former: German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Suedwestafrika), South-West Africa etymology: named for the coastal Namib Desert; the name "namib" means "vast place" in the Nama/Damara language
2024 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia local long form: Republic of Namibia local short form: Namibia former: German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Suedwestafrika), South-West Africa etymology: named for the coastal Namib Desert; the name "namib" means "vast place" in the Nama/Damara language
2025 conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia local long form: Republic of Namibia local short form: Namibia former: German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Suedwestafrika), South-West Africa etymology: named for the coastal Namib Desert; the word namib comes from the local Nama language and means "an area where there is nothing"