Namibia’s Social Capital and Wellbeing

Running head: NAMIBIA’S SOCIAL CAPITAL AND WELLBEING 1
Namibia’s Social Capital and wellbeing
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NAMIBIA’S SOCIAL CAPITAL AND WELLBEING 2

NAMIBIA’S SOCIAL CAPITAL AND WELLBEING 3
Introduction
Namibia is one of the African countries located in the southern part of the continent of
Africa. Its name originates from the Namib Desert. The capital city of Namibia is Windhoek.
Windhoek is the biggest city which has got a population of 268,000 people approximately. In the
entire country, this is the only city which has a population that exceeds 100,000 people. The
following countries surround this country; Angola, Botswana, Zambia and South Africa.
Besides, Atlantic Ocean borders with Namibia (Linard et al., 2012). Rural community refers to
the area that is under development and uncivilized by geographical conditions. The total
population of Namibia is estimated to be approximately 2.6 million in the year 2018. The
population growth rate is calculated to be at 2.13%; hence, Namibia happens to be one of the few
African countries which are the least densely populated with approximately three people
occupying a single square kilometer. It is ranked number 226 in the world by population
distribution.
Wellbeing
Wellbeing refers to the stable state of comfort and happiness. There are different
subdivisions of well-being, which include physical, economic, social, developmental, emotional,
psychological and domain-specific contention and life contentment. The social wellbeing refers
to the degree in which one feels that sense of belonging to a particular community and the full
inclusion in its activities. The Namibians have a got sense of belonging in their country, living
in harmony, peace, happily and with total life satisfaction. In the Namibian society, every person
feels attached to the spirit of nation-building. For the Namibian people, the social wellbeing and
their way of life are paramount in their healthy lifestyles, living together and enjoy their beliefs,
traditional cultures, and other value systems (Ziegert, 2011). Namibia has got one of the best