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Namibia

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The Resume

    (March 21, 1990- )
    Gained independence by a South African mandate
    Capital is Windhoek
    Half the size of Alaska, with a population about that of Houston
    Borders Angola, Botswana, South Africa and Zambia

Why Namibia might be annoying:

    The country is primarily a desert with little rainfall and suffers droughts.
    It is one of the rare countries where men have a longer life expectancy than women. More than half the population will not celebrate their 42nd birthday.
    Although richer than many African countries, the majority of people live in the worst poverty.
    Five in a hundred have phones, ten in a hundred have a radio but less than two in a hundred have a TV.
    Formerly South-West Africa which was occupied by Germans until 1915.

Why Namibia might not be annoying:

    They have some great natural resources like diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lithium, zinc and natural gas.
    One of the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles was Germany to give up their rights to Namibia, which was turned over the South Africa.
    The South Africa rock lobster (one of the most expensive lobsters in the world) can be caught in their waters.
    It has one of the richest offshore diamond mines.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 36 Votes: 52.78% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 25 Votes: 76.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 57 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 28 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 78 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 131 Votes: 55.73% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 211 Votes: 53.08% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 250 Votes: 59.20% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 566 Votes: 56.01% Annoying