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.[1][2] 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:
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Anthem: "Angola Avante" (English: "Onwards Angola") | |
Capital and largest city | Luanda 8°50′S 13°20′E / 8.833°S 13.333°E |
Official languages | Portuguese |
National languages | |
Ethnic groups (2000) | 37% Ovimbundu 25% Ambundu 13% Bakongo 21% Other African 2% Mestiço (mixed European and African) 1% Chinese 1% European |
Religion (2015)[3] |
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Demonym(s) | |
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 | 1,246,700 km2 (481,400 sq mi) (22nd) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 31,127,674[4] (46th) |
• 2014 census | 25,789,024[5] |
• Density | 24.97/km2 (64.7/sq mi) (157th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $208.034 billion[6] (64th) |
• Per capita | $6,850[6] (107th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $124.600 billion[6] (61st) |
• Per capita | $4,101[6] (91st) |
Gini (2018) | 51.3[7] high |
HDI (2019) | 0.581[8] medium · 148th |
Currency | Kwanza (AOA) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +244 |
ISO 3166 code | AO |
Internet TLD | .ao |
Angola is a member state of the African Union, the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, the Latin Union, South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone and the Southern African Development Community.