obnoxious system of institutionalized apartheid in the fbrm of various ethnic administrations. RM/10 A/S-18/PV.10 31 (Mr. Gurirab, Namibia) We have inherited a civil service numbering more than 50,000 persons in a total population of less than 2 million people. Namibia starts off with a budget deficit estimated this year at some RSOO million, which is equivalent to about $200 million. In 1988 Namibia's Government expenditure was about 56 per cent of its gross national product. Our erstwhile colonial Power, South Africa, makes an outrageous claim that we owe another R700 million -or some $280 million -for past expenditures supposedly made on our behalf. Apartheid colonialism produced a dualistic economy that has led to lopsided development in almost every sector and has resulted in glaring poverty among the majority of our people. Over 70 per cent of the population is involved in agricultural activities, but the heavily subsidized -namely, white -conunercial agricultural sector accounted for only 10 per cent of gross domestic product in 1988. The Namibian economy is heavily dependent on international trade. About 80 per cent of our physical output, which is mostly derived from mining, livestock and fishing, is exported. Conversely, some 60 per cent of domestic consumption is :imported. One painful import from South Africa into Namibia was our inflation rate, which at the end of 1989 was conservatively estimated to be 13.9 per cent. In reality it is considered to be far higher. ~~- I outlined these problems facing our new nation in order to demonstrate their magnitude. The challenge that faces us is how best to take advantage of Namibia's vast resources and international goodwill and support to realize our developnent goals in a united, just and democratic country. RM/10 A/S-18/PV.lO 32 (Mr. Gurirab, Namibia) The Government of Namibia has made -and it reaffirms -an irrevocable 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the economic challenges faced by Namibia, including a large budget deficit, a dualistic economy, and a high inflation rate. It also touches on the country's dependence on international trade and the need to develop its vast resources. Given the focus on economic development, budget management, and resource utilization, it is likely that the text belongs to the category of economic development.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade