Republic of Angola
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Republic of Angola |
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Location of Angola (dark blue)
in the African Union (light blue) |
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| Capital and largest city |
Luanda 8°50′S 13°20′E / 8.833°S 13.333°E |
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| Official languages | Portuguese | ||||
| Recognised national languages |
Kikongo Chokwe Umbundu Kimbundu Nganguela Kwanyama |
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| Ethnic groups (2000) | 36% Ovimbundu 25% Ambundu 13% Bakongo 22% other African 2% Mestiço 1% Chinese 1% European |
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| Demonym | Angolan | ||||
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic | ||||
| José Eduardo dos Santos | |||||
| Manuel Vicente | |||||
| Legislature | National Assembly | ||||
| Formation | |||||
| 1575 | |||||
| 11 November 1975 | |||||
| 22 November 1976 | |||||
| 21 January 2010 | |||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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1,246,700 km2 (481,400 sq mi) (22nd) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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negligible | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2014 census
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25,789,024 | ||||
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• Density
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20.69/km2 (53.6/sq mi) (199th) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$193.935 billion (64th) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$6,881 (107th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$122.365 billion (61st) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$4,342 (91st) | ||||
| Gini (2009) | 42.7 medium |
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| HDI (2015) |
 0.533low · 150th |
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| Currency | Kwanza (AOA) | ||||
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | ||||
| Calling code | +244 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | AO | ||||
| Internet TLD | .ao | ||||
Coordinates: 12°30′S 18°30′E / 12.500°S 18.500°E
Repubilika ya Ngola
in the African Union (light blue)
Angola /æŋˈɡoʊlə/, officially the Republic of Angola (Portuguese: República de Angola pronounced: [ɐ̃ˈɡɔlɐ]; Kikongo, Kimbundu and Umbundu: Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in Southern Africa. It is the seventh-largest country in Africa and is bordered by Namibia to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Zambia to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to west. The exclave province of Cabinda has borders with the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital and largest city of Angola is Luanda.
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