[nuh-mib-ee-uh] 
| a republic in SW Africa: a former German protectorate; a mandate of South Africa 1920–66; gained independence 1990. 1,727,183; 318,261 sq. mi. (824,296 sq. km). Capital: Windhoek. |
| South-West Africa (south'wěst) See Namibia. |
Country in southwestern Africa, bordered by Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, South Africa to the south and southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west; formerly called South West Africa.
Note: In 1920, South Africa began administering South West Africa under authority of the League of Nations, and in 1971, it rejected the demands of the General Assembly of the United Nations that it withdraw. A nationalist group, the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), waged guerrilla warfare in an attempt to force South Africa out of Namibia. A U.S.-mediated settlement ended the civil war in 1988. In 1990, Namibia became an independent nation.
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