Namibia - Wikipedia Namibia, [C] officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa [19] It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Zambia (via the Caprivi Strip) and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south; in the northeast, approximating a quadripoint, [20] Zimbabwe lies less than 200 metres (660 ft) away along the Zambezi river near Kazungula, Zambia Namibia