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South West Africa
South West Africa Suidwes-Afrika Zuidwest-Afrika Südwestafrika | |||||||||
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| 1915–1990 | |||||||||
.svg) Flag (1928-1990) | |||||||||
 Location of South West Africa | |||||||||
| Status | Mandate of South Africa | ||||||||
| Capital | Windhoek | ||||||||
| Common languages | English, Afrikaans, Khoekhoe, Dutch (1915-1983) and German (1884-1990) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1915 | ||||||||
| 1919 | |||||||||
• Independence | 21 March 1990 | ||||||||
| Currency | South West African pound (1920–61) South African rand (1961–93) | ||||||||
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South West Africa (Afrikaans: Süidwes-Afrika; Dutch: Zuidwest-Afrika; German: Südwestafrika) was the name used for Namibia when it was ruled by the German Empire and later Union of South Africa and Republic of South Africa.
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