South West Africa
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| Founded | 1915 |
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| Area | 835100 |
| Capital | Windhoek |
| Currency | South African rand (1961–1990) |
| Status | Union of South Africa |
| Date dissolved | 1990 |
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| ID | 2295802 |
About South West Africa
South West Africa was the name for modern-day Namibia when it was under South African administration, from 1915 to 1990. Previously the colony of German South West Africa from 1884-1915, it was made a League of Nations mandate of the British-ruled Union of South Africa following Germany's losses in World War I.