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Africa
Republic of Angola
🗺️ Luanda, Angola
Capital city
📍 -8.8390°, 13.2894°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalLuanda
TimezoneUTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population39.0M
LanguagesPortuguese 71.2% (official), Umbundu 23%, Kikongo 8.2%, Kimbundu 7.8%, Chokwe 6.5%, Nhaneca 3.4%, Nganguela 3.1%, Fiote 2.4%, Kwanhama 2.3%, Muhumbi 2...
Governmentpresidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.ao
Internet Users45%
GDP per Capita$7,300
🌍 Geography
LocationSouthern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Size Comparisonabout eight times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Climatesemiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
Terrainnarrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsOvimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, Mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%
ReligionsRoman Catholic 41.1%, Protestant 38.1%, other 8.6%, none 12.3% (2014 est.)
Median Age16.6 years
Life Expectancy62.9 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 11 November (1975)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook