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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 Cape short-eared gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.

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Source Central African potto (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
This species ranges from Nigeria east to the Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo, and south to Angola.

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Source Central chimpanzee (Wikipedia)Lead and Habitat, where it lives
Quote, Lead and Habitat, where it lives
in the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, the Cabinda exclave of Angola, southeast Nigeria

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Source Chacma baboon (Wikipedia)Habitat and distribution
Quote, Habitat and distribution
The Cape chacma is found in southern South Africa; the gray-footed chacma, is present from northern South Africa, through the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique (south of the Zambezi), to southwest Zambia; and the Ruacana chacma is found in northern Namibia and southern Angola.

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Source Common dwarf mongoose (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
native to Angola, northern Botswana, northern Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, Zambia and East Africa

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Source Common rufous-nosed rat (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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Source Congo rope squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo south of the Congo River, western Angola, and northern Namibia.

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Source Creek groove-toothed swamp rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Source Crested mona monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
Western central Africa from the Cross River in Nigeria and southern Cameroon south to Cabinda, Angola, including Bioko Island, and east into the Central African Republic, eastern Congo and the northern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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

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Source Cunene labeo (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is native to Angola and Namibia.

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Source D'Anchieta's fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Angola
Quote, Distribution, Angola
It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia, where it lives in subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna.

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Source Dapidodigma demeter (Wikipedia)Lead, range in Angola
Quote, Lead, range in Angola
It is found in Africa, specially in the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Uganda.

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Source De Brazza's monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
De Brazza's monkeys range across the swamps, bamboo and dry mountain forests of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, South Sudan, Nigeria and Uganda

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Source Desert pygmy mouse (Wikipedia)Range sentence
Quote, Range sentence
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Source Dobson's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Angola
Quote, Distribution, Angola
It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.

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Source Fire-footed rope squirrel (Wikipedia)Habitat, living or extinct
Quote, Habitat, living or extinct
It is found in West and Central Africa from Senegal to Uganda and south to Angola.

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Source Forest giant squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri) or Stanger's squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.

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Source Franquet's epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Angola
Quote, Distribution, Angola
Specifically, it is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and possibly Zambia.

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Source Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Angola
Quote, Distribution, Angola
It is native to the countries of Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Source Gambian sun squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Macronycteris gigas (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Angola
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Angola
Angola · Benin

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Source Gray-bellied pygmy mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

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Source Griselda's striped grass mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.

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Source Wikipedia: Hairy FrogSection: Distributiontier 2
Quote, Section: Distribution
It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, and Angola, where it inhabits fast-flowing rivers in forests and agricultural lands that retain some cover (for example, plantations).

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Source Hairy-footed gerbil (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The hairy-footed gerbil (Gerbillurus paeba) is a species of rodent found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

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Source Hammer-headed bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Angola
Quote, Distribution, Angola
It has a wide range in West and Central Africa, including the following countries: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.

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Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Hard FernDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "Angola", "source": "The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)"

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Source Harnessed bushbuck (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
Republic to the Nile in South Sudan and northern Uganda, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo to northern 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.
View the Source
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
View the Source
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.
View the Source

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