Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country in southern Africa. It shares borders with Namibia in the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the north, and Zambia in the east. Its west border touches the Atlantic Ocean. Its coastline is 1600 kilometers. Angola's capital is Luanda. The country has many natural resources. Angola is the seventh largest country in Africa. The capital and most populated city of Angola is Luanda.
Republic of Angola República de Angola (Portuguese) | |
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Motto: | |
Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Luanda 8°50′S 13°20′E / 8.833°S 13.333°E |
Official languages | Portuguese |
Ethnic groups (2000) | 37% Ovimbundu 25% Ambundu 13% Bakongo 21% Other African 2% Mestiço (mixed European and African) 1% Chinese 1% European |
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Government | Unitary dominant-party presidential constitutional republic |
João Lourenço | |
Bornito de Sousa | |
Legislature | National Assembly |
Formation | |
11 November 1975 | |
22 November 1976 | |
21 January 2010 | |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (22nd) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 31,127,674 (46th) |
• 2014 census | 25,789,024 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (157th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $208.034 billion (64th) |
• Per capita | $6,850 (107th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $124.600 billion (61st) |
• Per capita | $4,101 (91st) |
Gini (2018) | 51.3 high |
HDI (2019) | 0.581 medium · 148th |
Currency | Kwanza (AOA) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +244 |
ISO 3166 code | AO |
Internet TLD | .ao |