Namibia

Why it sticks

1. 1

   The Namib is considered the oldest desert in the world, and its red dunes at Sossusvlei are among the tallest.

2. 2

   It was the first country to write environmental protection into its constitution.

3. 3

   After Mongolia it is the least densely populated country in the world.

4. 4

   German colonial rule left towns like Swakopmund and Lüderitz with German architecture and street names.

• Drives on the left; long, empty gravel roads through red and orange desert.
• German and Afrikaans place and street names alongside English.
• Plates end with a town code, e.g. N 12345 W for the capital.
• Yellow road edge lines like South Africa, but far fewer people and buildings.