Angola facts for kids
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Republic of Angola
República de Angola (Portuguese)
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Motto:
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Capital and largest city
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Luanda 8°50′S 13°20′E / 8.833°S 13.333°E |
Official languages | Portuguese |
National languages | |
Ethnic groups
(2000)
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37% Ovimbundu 25% Ambundu 13% Bakongo 21% Other African 2% Mestiço (mixed European and African) 1% Chinese 1% European |
Religion
(2015)
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Demonym(s) |
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Government | Unitary dominant-party presidential constitutional republic |
João Lourenço | |
Bornito de Sousa | |
Legislature | National Assembly |
Formation | |
• Independence from Portugal, under Communist rule
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11 November 1975 |
• United Nations full membership
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22 November 1976 |
• Current constitution
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21 January 2010 |
Area | |
• Total
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1,246,700 km2 (481,400 sq mi) (22nd) |
• Water (%)
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negligible |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate
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31,127,674 (46th) |
• 2014 census
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25,789,024 |
• Density
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24.97/km2 (64.7/sq mi) (157th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total
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$208.034 billion (64th) |
• Per capita
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$6,850 (107th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total
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$124.600 billion (61st) |
• Per capita
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$4,101 (91st) |
Gini (2018) | 51.3 high |
HDI (2019) | ![]() 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
Angola had a population of 25,789,024 in 2014.
Provinces
Angola is divided into eighteen provinces.
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See List of settlements in Angola for the cities and towns in the country.
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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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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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Luanda is experiencing widespread urban renewal and redevelopment in the 21st century, backed largely by profits from oil & diamond industries.
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An offshore oil drilling platform off the coast of central Angola
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TAAG Angola Airlines is the country's state-owned national carrier.
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Luanda's construction boom is financed largely by oil and diamonds.
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A primary school in Province of Cuanza Sul
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Agostinho Neto National Memorial in Luanda.
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The National Stadium in Benguela.