This paper presents an annotated checklist of the Odonata of Namibia, which provides information for each recorded species on: World distribution, previous published records, detailed distribution within Namibia and specific notes where appropriate. To date, 102 species of Odonata have been recorded from Namibia. Additionally, 9 species have been recorded from Botswana and Zambia at stretches of the Chobe/Linyanti and the Zambezi Rivers forming the Namibian borders. These species are also taken into account in the checklist. As many other species are recorded in Angola, in close proximity to the Namibian border further species are to be expected. In addition to the checklist, we further present some general distributional patterns of Namibian Odonata, being: (a) tropical running water species, mainly restricted to the northern or northeastern perennial rivers, (b) tropical species not restricted to running waters, but adapted to more humid environmental conditions, (c) species adapted to arid conditions; being mobile, having opportunistic habitat selection and rapid development, and being widespread in Namibia, (d) species of permanent waters occurring at isolated spots within Namibia, and (e) southern, subtropical species, restricted to the south.