Angola
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: Republic of Angola
conventional short form: Angola local long form: Republica de Angola local short form: Angola former: People's Republic of Angola |
| Gevernment type | republic; multiparty presidential regime |
| Capital |
name: Luanda
geographic coordinates: 8 48 S, 13 14 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Flag description | two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle) |
| Currency | kwanza (AOA) |
| Internet country code | .ao |
| Ports and terminals | Cabinda, Luanda, Soyo |
| Agriculture products | bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc (tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest products; fish |
| Industries | petroleum; diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, and gold; cement; basic metal products; fish processing; food processing, brewing, tobacco products, sugar; textiles; ship repair |
| Geography |
| Location | Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Coordinates | 12 30 S, 18 30 E |
| Continent | Africa |
| Area |
total: 1,246,700 sq km
land: 1,246,700 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Boundaries |
total: 5,198 km
border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,511 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 201 km, Namibia 1,376 km, Zambia 1,110 km |
| Coastline | 1,600 km |
| Climate | semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April) |
| Terrain | narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau |
| Natural resources | petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium |
| Natural hazards | locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau |
| People |
| Population | 12,127,071 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22% |
| Religions | indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.) |
| Languages | Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages |
