Angola

sovereign state, country
Part of	Central Africa, Portuguese-speaking African countries, Southern Africa
Year dem found am	25 August 1992
Native label	República de Angola, Angola
Short name	🇦🇴
Ethnic group	Ovimbundu people, Mbundu people, Kongo people, Mestiço, European people
Participant insyd	Kivu conflict
Official language	Portuguese
Anthem	Angola Avante
Culture	culture of Angola
Motto	Q102185417
Motto text	Virtus Unita Fortior
Continent	Africa
Country	Angola
Capital	Luanda
Located in time zone	UTC+01:00, Africa/Luanda
Located in or next to body of water	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinate location	12°21′0″S 17°21′0″E
Coordinates of easternmost point	13°0′3″S 24°3′29″E
Coordinates of northernmost point	4°22′12″S 12°45′0″E
Coordinates of southernmost point	18°2′19″S 20°49′32″E
Coordinates of westernmost point	16°35′0″S 11°42′0″E
Highest point	Mount Moco
Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean
Government ein basic form	republic, presidential system
Office held by head of state	President of Angola
State ein head	João Lourenço
Office head of government hold	President of Angola
Government ein head	João Lourenço
Legislative body	National Assembly of Angola
Central bank	National Bank of Angola
Currency	kwanza
Dey share bother plus	Namibia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Republic of the Congo, Gabon
Driving side	right
Electrical plug type	Europlug
Dey replace	People's Republic of Angola
Studied in	Angolan studies
Dema official website	https://www.governo.gov.ao/
Hashtag	Angola
Top-level Internet domain	.ao
Flag	Flag of Angola
Coat of arms	Emblem of Angola
Geography of topic	geography of Angola
Get characteristic	not-free country
History of topic	history of Angola
Economy of topic	economy of Angola
Demographics of topic	demographics of Angola
Mobile country code	631
Country calling code	+244
Trunk prefix	no value
Emergency phone number	113, 115, 116
Licence plate code	ANG
Maritime identification digits	603
Unicode character	🇦🇴
Category for maps or plans	Category:Maps of Angola

Angola (/ænˈɡoʊlə/ (listen); Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈɡɔlɐ]; Kongo: Ngola, dem dey pronounce am [ŋɔla]), alias Republic of Angola (Portuguese: República de Angola), be sam country wey dey de west-central coast of Southern Africa. Ebe de second-largest Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) country for both total area den population (edey behind Brazil for both cases), den ebe de seventh-largest country insyd Africa. Edey share border plus Namibia to ein south, de Democratic Republic of the Congo to ein north, Zambia to ein east, den de Atlantic Ocean to ein west. Angola get exclave province, de province of Cabinda, wey dey share border plus Republic of the Congo den de Democratic Republic of the Congo. Dema capital den most populous city be Luanda.

Dem inhabit Angola since de Paleolithic Age. Ein formation as nation-state dey originate from Portuguese colonisation, wey initially begin plus coastal settlements den trading posts dem found for de 16th century insyd. For de 19th century insyd, European settlers gradually begin establish dema body for de interior insyd. Na de Portuguese colony wey cam turn Angola no get ein present borders til de early 20th century, dey owe go resistance by native groups such as de Cuamato, de Kwanyama den de Mbunda.

Angola get vast mineral den petroleum reserves, wey ein economy be among de fastest-growing for de world insyd, especially since de end of de civil war; howeva, economic growth be highly uneven, plus chaw of de nation ein wealth concentrate insyd disproportionately small part of de population; de largest investment den trade partners be China den de United States.^[1] De standard of living remain low give chaw Angolans; life expectancy be among de lowest for de world insyd, while infant mortality be among de highest.^[2] Since 2017, de government of João Lourenço make corruption fight ein flagship, so much so dat dem either jail anaa chaw individuals of de previous government dey wedge trial. Whilst foreign diplomats dey recognise dis efforts say ebe legitimate,^[3] sam skeptics dey see de actions as ebe politically motivated.^[4]

Angola be member of de United Nations, OPEC, African Union, de Community of Portuguese Language Countries, den de Southern African Development Community. As of 2021, dem estimate de Angolan population for 32.87 million. Angola be multicultural den multiethnic. Angolan culture dey reflect centuries of Portuguese influence, namely de predominance of de Portuguese language den of de Catholic Church, intermingle plus variety of indigenous customs den traditions.

Etymology

De name Angola dey komot from de Portuguese colonial name Reino de Angola ('Kingdom of Angola'), wey appear as early as Paulo Dias de Novais's 1571 charter.^[5] De Portuguese derive de toponym from de ngola de kings of Ndongo den Matamba zuk. Ndongo for de highlands insyd, between de Kwanza den Lucala Rivers, na ebe nominally possession of de Kingdom of Kongo, buh na e dey seek greater independence for de 16th century insyd.^[6]

Administrative divisions

As of March 2016, dem divide Angola go eighteen provinces (províncias) den 162 municipalities. Dem further divide de municipalities go 559 communes (townships).^[7] De provinces be:


Number	Province	Capital	Area (km²)^[8]	Population (2014 Census)^[9]
1	Bengo	Caxito	31,371	356,641
2	Benguela	Benguela	39,826	2,231,385
3	Bié	Cuíto	70,314	1,455,255
4	Cabinda	Cabinda	7,270	716,076
5	Cuando Cubango	Menongue	199,049	534,002
6	Cuanza Norte	N'dalatando	24,110	443,386
7	Cuanza Sul	Sumbe	55,600	1,881,873
8	Cunene	Ondjiva	87,342	990,087
9	Huambo	Huambo	34,270	2,019,555
10	Huíla	Lubango	79,023	2,497,422
11	Luanda	Luanda	2,417	6,945,386
12	Lunda Norte	Dundo	103,760	862,566
13	Lunda Sul	Saurimo	77,637	537,587
14	Malanje	Malanje	97,602	986,363
15	Moxico	Luena	223,023	758,568
16	Namibe	Moçâmedes	57,091	495,326
17	Uíge	Uíge	58,698	1,483,118
18	Zaire	M'banza-Kongo	40,130	594,428

Urbanization

Largest cities anaa towns insyd Angola According to de 2014 Census^[10]
	Rank	Name	Province	Pop.
Luanda Lubango	1	Luanda	Luanda	6,759,313	Huambo Benguela
	2	Lubango	Huíla	600,751
	3	Huambo	Huambo	595,304
	4	Benguela	Benguela	555,124
	5	Cabinda	Cabinda	550,000
	6	Malanje	Malanje	455,000
	7	Saurimo	Lunda Sul	393,000
	8	Lobito	Benguela	357,950
	9	Cuíto	Bié	355,423
	10	Uíge	Uíge	322,531

References

↑ "Transparency and Accountability in Angola". Human Rights Watch. 13 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
↑ "Life expectancy at birth". World Fact Book. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
↑ "Diplomat recognizes government's effort in fight against corruption". Agéncia Angola Press. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
↑ "Is Angola's Anti-Corruption Drive Real or Cosmetic?". VOA News. 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
↑ Heywood, Linda M.; Thornton, John K. (2007). Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the Foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660. Cambridge University Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0521770651. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015.
↑ Leander (18 May 2016). "Kingdom of Kongo 1390–1914". South African History Online. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
↑ Resultados Definitivos do Recenseamento Geral da População e da Habitação de Angola 2014 [Final Results of the General Census of Population and Housing of Angola 2014] (PDF) (in Portuguese), Instituto Nacional de Estatística, March 2016, p. 27, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2016
↑ "Angola General Information". geohive.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
↑ "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação - 2014" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
↑ "Angola: Provinces, Major Cities, Urban Localities & Urban Agglomerations - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

[1] "Transparency and Accountability in Angola". Human Rights Watch. 13 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

[2] "Life expectancy at birth". World Fact Book. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2010.

[3] "Diplomat recognizes government's effort in fight against corruption". Agéncia Angola Press. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[4] "Is Angola's Anti-Corruption Drive Real or Cosmetic?". VOA News. 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[5] Heywood, Linda M.; Thornton, John K. (2007). Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the Foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660. Cambridge University Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0521770651. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015.

[6] Leander (18 May 2016). "Kingdom of Kongo 1390–1914". South African History Online. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

[7] Resultados Definitivos do Recenseamento Geral da População e da Habitação de Angola 2014 [Final Results of the General Census of Population and Housing of Angola 2014] (PDF) (in Portuguese), Instituto Nacional de Estatística, March 2016, p. 27, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2016

[8] "Angola General Information". geohive.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

[9] "Resultados Definitivos Recenseamento Geral da População e Habitação - 2014" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[10] "Angola: Provinces, Major Cities, Urban Localities & Urban Agglomerations - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

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