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Angola
Republic of Angola
Angola is a country in Middle Africa. About 30.8 million people live there, in an area of 1 246 700 square kilometres. Its capital city is Luanda.
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Where is Angola?
Angola lies in Middle Africa, on the continent of Africa.
It sits in the southern half of the world, roughly 1 392 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 1 600 km long.
It shares a border with 4 countries: DR Congo, Namibia, the Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
How big is Angola?
Angola covers 1 246 700 square kilometres.
That is about 12 times the size of Iceland.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 22nd largest.
Spread everybody out evenly and you get about 24.7 people on every square kilometre.
That is emptier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Angola?
About 30.8 million people live in Angola.
That is the 45th biggest population in the world.
People here speak Portuguese.
They pay with the Angolan kwanza (Kz).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 38 years.
The land of Angola
The land of Angola sits on average 1 112 metres above sea level — high enough that much of it counts as mountain country.
Its coast runs for about 1 600 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 80 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Angola different?
A dish the country is known for: Moamba de galinha.
Websites from here often end in .ao.
Angola and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 4 live in Angola.
It takes up about 0.93 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Africa the country ranks 7th of 54 by size, and 12th by population.
Angola and its neighbours
DR Congo, its largest neighbour, is about 1.9 times bigger.
DR Congo has more people: 84.1 million against 30.8 million.
Nature and animals
Of the animals on this site, 3 live wild in Angola: Meerkat, Blue wildebeest and Blue marlin. The highest mountain in the country is Mount Moco, at 2 620 metres. The longest river in the country is the Cuanza. The largest lake in the country is Lake Dilolo.
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How big is Angola compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 7.5 times as big as Angola: 9 372 610 km² against 1 246 700 km².
- Angola is about 5.1 times as big as the United Kingdom: 1 246 700 km² against 242 900 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Angola?
The capital of Angola is Luanda. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Angola?
About 30.8 million people live in Angola, which makes it the 45th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Angola?
Angola borders DR Congo, Namibia, the Republic of the Congo and Zambia — 4 neighbours in total.
How big is Angola?
Angola covers 1 246 700 square kilometres, making it the 22nd largest country in the world. That is about 12 times the size of Iceland.
What is the highest mountain in Angola?
The highest mountain in Angola is Mount Moco, 2 620 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Angola?
The longest river in Angola is the Cuanza, about 960 kilometres long.
What is the largest lake in Angola?
The largest lake in Angola is Lake Dilolo. It covers about 19 km².
Which continent is Angola in?
Angola is in Africa, in the part called Middle Africa.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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