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Angola

Also Known As Republic of Angola
Middle Africa

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, 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 the west. It has an exclave province, Cabinda, that borders the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Angola's independence from Portugal was ratified by the Alvor Agreement, which set the country's independence date as 11 November 1975. Its capital is Luanda.

Facts
Capital
Luanda 2
Population
36,604,681 2
2024 census figure.
Population Estimate Year
2024 2
Area (sq km)
1,246,700 2
Independence or Founding Year
1975 2
Angola's independence from Portugal was ratified by the Alvor Agreement, which set the country's independence date as 11 November 1975.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Lower-Middle 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Angola

Cities

FAQs

What is the official language of Angola?

Portuguese is the single official language.

The official language of Angola is Portuguese, which was introduced during the colonial era and is spoken widely across the country. Angola has a single official language alongside several national languages.
Connections

Associated With

Luanda, Cities
Source Luanda (Wikipedia)

Luanda Province is associated with Angola.

Source Luanda Province (Wikipedia)
Source Congo Basin (Wikipedia)

Borders

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Angola
Namibia, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Angola
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Angola
Zambia, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Angola

Has Capital

Luanda, Cities

Luanda is the capital of Angola.

Source Luanda (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Source Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
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Nationals Include

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Source Isabel dos Santos - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Isabel Kukanova dos Santos ([izɐˈβɛl duʃ ˈsɐ̃tuʃ]; born 20 April 1973) is an Angolan businesswoman, the eldest child of Angola's former President José Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the country from 1979 to 2017.

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Source Wikidata: Laurinda Cardoso

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Source Joao Lourenco (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒwɐ̃w̃ mɐˈnwɛl ɡõˈsal.vɨʒ lo(w)ˈɾẽ.su]; born 5 March 1954) is an Angolan politician who is currently serving as the third president of Angola since 26 September 2017.

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Source Edson Nobre (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is an Angolan retired footballer

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Source Miguel Lutonda (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a retired Angolan professional basketball point guard

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Source Mílton Barros (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Mílton Lourenço Rosa Barros (born 21 June 1984) is an Angolan professional basketball player.

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Source Necas (basketball) (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is an Angolan retired basketball player

Origin Of

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Location Of

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Source Angolan Civil War - WikipediaInfobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Angola

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Source Wikipedia: Angolan War of IndependenceLead
Quote, Lead
The Angolan War of Independence (Portuguese: Guerra de Independência de Angola; 1961–1974), known as the Armed Struggle of National Liberation (Portuguese: Luta Armada de Libertação Nacional) in Angola, was a war of independence fought by the Angolan nationalist forces of the MPLA, UNITA and FNLA against Portugal.

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Source Portuguese Colonial War (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Portuguese Africa (Angola, Guinea, and Mozambique)

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Source Wikipedia: South African Border WarInfobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
South West Africa (Namibia), Angola, Zambia

Site Of

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Source Museu Nacional de Antropologia (Angola) (Wikipedia)

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Source Sonangol Group - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Group Sonangol (Portuguese: Grupo Sonangol) is a parastatal that formerly oversaw petroleum and natural gas production in Angola.

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Source Kimpa Vita (Wikipedia)Infobox: birth_place
Quote, Infobox: birth_place
Angola

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Source Banco de Desenvolvimento de Angola (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
Banco de Desenvolvimento de Angola (English: Development Bank of Angola) (BDA) is the public bank of Angola to finance investments in "strategic long-term economic development" of the country.

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Found There

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Source EPPO Global Database: Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RALSSO) - DistributionDistribution
Quote, Distribution
Angola Present, no details

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Source EPPO Global Database: Helicoverpa armigera (HELIAR) - DistributionDistribution
Quote, Distribution
Angola Present, no details

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Source jcflowersfoundation.org: Flowers InitiativeLead section
Quote, Lead section
The Isdell:Flowers Cross Border Malaria Initiative is committed to malaria elimination through community mobilization along the shared borders of Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Angola

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Source Constitute Project text of the 2010 Constitution of AngolaCountry
Quote, Country
The High Courts of the Republic of Angola shall be the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the Court of Auditors and the Supreme Military Court.

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Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)

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Source African groove-toothed rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda

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Source African marsh rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Source Wikipedia: African palm civetDistribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
ranges throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa from Guinea to South Sudan, south to Angola, and into eastern Zimbabwe

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Triaenops afer (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Djibouti · Ethiopia · Kenya · Malawi · Mozambique · Republic of the Congo · Somalia · Tanzania · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Gabon?

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Source African wading rat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is native to Africa, where it occurs in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia.

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Source Agama planiceps (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a species of agamid lizard that is native to granite rocky outcrops in northwestern Namibia and southwestern Angola

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Source Angola colobus (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Although the species is named after Angola, it is quite rare in that country.

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Source Angolan brush-furred rat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
found in Angola and the southwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Source Angolan dwarf galago (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a species of dwarf galago native to Angola

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Source Angolan epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Angola
Quote, Distribution, Angola
It is found in Angola and Namibia.

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Source Angolan free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
Angola, Benin, Botswana

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Source Angolan genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The Angolan genet occurs in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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Source Angolan kusimanse (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
C. a. ansorgei, found in Angola; and C. a. nigricolor, found in DR Congo

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Source Angolan marsh rat (Wikipedia)Lead, Angola
Quote, Lead, Angola
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia.

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Source Angolan rousette (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

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Source Angolan slender mongoose (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
specifically southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia

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Source Angolan talapoin (Wikipedia)Distribution, Angola
Quote, Distribution, Angola
This species is found on the coast of Angola, south to about 13'S, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as far as the Cuango River

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Source Angolan vlei rat (Wikipedia)Range sentence
Quote, Range sentence
It is found only in Angola.

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Source Angolan wood mouse (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found only in Angola

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Source Bay duiker (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
The bay duiker is native to several countries in western and southern Africa: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo.

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Source Bell groove-toothed swamp rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
found in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Source Big-eared swamp rat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
sub-Saharan Africa from Nigeria to Kenya and south to Zambia and Angola

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Source Black crested mangabey (Wikipedia)Lead, range, where it lives
Quote, Lead, range, where it lives
It is only found in Democratic Republic of the Congo with a small habitat extending to Angola.

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Source Black-fronted duiker (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
The black-fronted duiker is found in central and west-central Africa, with an isolated population in the Niger Delta in eastern Nigeria and then from southern Cameroon east to western Kenya and south to northern Angola.

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Source Black-tailed tree rat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa

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Source Blue duiker (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
This duiker can be found in several countries in the western, southern and eastern parts of Africa: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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Source Blue monkey (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
ranging from the upper Congo River basin east to the East African Rift and south to northern Angola and Zambia and populations further south down to South Africa

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Source Bocage's rock rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Source Boehm's gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia

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Source Brown greater galago (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
The largest populations are found in Angola, Tanzania, Rwanda, southern Kenya and the coast of Somalia.

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Source Bushveld gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

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Source Cape fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Angola
Quote, Distribution, Angola
in south-western Angola

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Angola (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Angola
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital and largest city, Luanda
  • Infobox, area
    1,246,700 km2 (481,400 sq mi)
  • Demographics section, 2024
    2024 census 36,604,681
  • History section, independence
    This was ratified by the Alvor Agreement later that month, which called for general elections and set the country's independence date for 11 November 1975.
  • Lead section
    It 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 the west. The Angolan province of Cabinda is an exclave on the Atlantic coast, bordering the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Angola
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    1,600 km
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
  • Borders: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province)
  • Borders: Republic of the Congo, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Republic of the Congo 231 km
  • Borders: Namibia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Namibia 1,427 km
  • Borders: Zambia, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
    Zambia 1,065 km
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record AGO, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record AGO, incomeLevel
"name": "Angola", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }
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Wikidata: Angola
Wikidata Q916, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Zambezi River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: Zambezi River, Infobox: subdivision_name1
Quote, Rivers Through Territory: Zambezi River, Infobox: subdivision_name1
Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
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Luanda (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Luanda, Infobox, Country
    Angola
  • Has Capital: Luanda, Lead section, capital fact
    Luanda is the capital and largest city of Angola.
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Congo Basin (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Congo Basin, Description section, countries list
Quote, Associated With: The Congo Basin, Description section, countries list
Countries wholly or partially in the Congo region: Angola, Gabon, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia.
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Luanda Province (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Luanda Province, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Luanda Province, Lead paragraph
Luanda is a province of Angola.
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