Angola facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Republic of Angola República de Angola  (Portuguese)
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Motto:  Virtus Unita Fortior  (Latin) (English: "Virtue is stronger when united")
Anthem: "Angola Avante" (English: "Onwards Angola")
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Capital and largest city	Luanda 8°50′S 13°20′E / 8.833°S 13.333°E / -8.833; 13.333
Official languages	Portuguese
National languages	Chokwe Kikongo Kimbundu Umbundu
Ethnic groups (2000)	37% Ovimbundu 25% Ambundu 13% Bakongo 21% Other African 2% Mestiço (mixed European and African) 1% Chinese 1% European
Religion (2015)	93.4% Christianity —56.4% Roman Catholic —23.4% Protestant —13.6% Other Christian 4.5% Traditional faiths 1.1% Others 1.0% No religion
Demonym(s)	Angolan
Government	Unitary dominant-party presidential constitutional republic
• President	João Lourenço
• Vice President	Bornito de Sousa
Legislature	National Assembly
Formation
• Independence from Portugal, under Communist rule	11 November 1975
• United Nations full membership	22 November 1976
• Current constitution	21 January 2010
Area
• Total	1,246,700 km2 (481,400 sq mi) (22nd)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2020 estimate	31,127,674 (46th)
• 2014 census	25,789,024
• Density	24.97/km2 (64.7/sq mi) (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

Angola,, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country in southern Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city.

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.

History

Portugal built up its power in Angola from the late 15th to the middle 20th century.

After independence there was a civil war from 1975 to 2002. Cuba and the Soviet Bloc supported the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). South Africa supported the insurgent anti-communist National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). The war ended after the rebel leader was killed.

Geography

Angola is the world's twenty-third largest country. Angola is bordered by Namibia to the south, Zambia to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north-east, and the South Atlantic Ocean to the west.

Climate

Angola's average temperature on the coast is 16 °C (61 °F) in the winter and 21 °C (70 °F) in the summer. It has two seasons; dry (May to October) and hot rainy (November to April).

Demographics

Map of Angola

Angola had a population of 25,789,024 in 2014.

Provinces

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  Map of Angola with provinces numbered.

Angola is divided into eighteen provinces.

See List of settlements in Angola for the cities and towns in the country.

Related pages

• Angola at the Olympics
• Angola national football team
• List of rivers of Angola

Images for kids

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  Coat of arms granted to King Afonso I of Kongo by King Manuel I of Portugal

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  Depiction of Luanda from 1755

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  History of Angola; written in Luanda in 1680.

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  Portuguese Armed Forces marching in Luanda during the Portuguese Colonial Wars (1961–74).

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  Members of the National Liberation Front of Angola training in 1973.

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  Agostinho Neto, first President of Angola.

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  Maximum extent of UNITA and South African operations in Angola and Zambia during the Angolan Civil War.

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  Cuban tank in Luanda during the Cuban intervention in Angola, 1976

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  Luanda is experiencing widespread urban renewal and redevelopment in the 21st century, backed largely by profits from oil & diamond industries.

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  Topography of Angola.

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  Provincial Government of Huambo.

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  Provincial Government of Namibe.

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  GDP per capita 1950 to 2018

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  The National Bank of Angola.

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  Luanda Financial City.

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  Tourism in Angola has grown with the country's economy and stability.

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  Corporate headquarters in Luanda

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  An offshore oil drilling platform off the coast of central Angola

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  Capanda Dam on the Cuanza

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  TAAG Angola Airlines is the country's state-owned national carrier.

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  Lobito hosts a major seaport.

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  Luanda's construction boom is financed largely by oil and diamonds.

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  Catholic church of Uaco Cungo.

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  Agostinho Neto University.

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  A primary school in Province of Cuanza Sul

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  Mutu-ya Kevela Prep. School

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  Agostinho Neto National Memorial in Luanda.

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  The National Stadium in Benguela.