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Namibia was the first country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into the constitution. Namibia got the independence from South Africa in 1990. The Namib Desert is regarded as the oldest desert in the world. You can see elephants just 1 hour of driving from Windhoek Approximately 13.6% of the country's surface area is protected, either as a nature reserve, recreation area or game park. An unusual aloe species, Aloe Viridiflora, which is endemic to Namibia is found in central region of the country and in the mountains around Windhoek. The colourful dresses of Herero women were adapted from the dresses of the wives of Finnish missionaries in the 19th century. The Gibeon Meteorite shower is the largest ever discovered, it was revealed in 1838 by the explorer Sir J. Alexander. Dragon's Breath is the largest underground lake in the world and situated on the farm Hariseb, 46 km north - west from Grootfontein. There is a large amount of artillery and ammunition that was dumped by retreating German forces in 1915 on the bottom of the Otjikoto Lake. The Tsumeb mine which has been closed down was once the richest source of lead and zinc in Africa. Namibia has the largest free-roaming cheetah population in the world, an estimated amount of 2,500 specimens. Rossing Mine is the largest open-cast uranium mine in the world. The major export product in the southern part of Namibia is karakul pelts. The karakul sheep was brought from Asia and introduced in Namibia in 1907. The largest known tin reserve in the world is in a small town call Uis. There is a horse graves site on the way to Walvis Bay just outside of Swakopmund where more than 1650 horses and mules were shot in 1915 by South African army. Most common name in Namibia is Gunther, pronounced Goon-tee-r.