Angola

Angola

sovereign state, country

Part of	Middle Africa
Inception	25 August 1992
Native label	República de Angola, Angola
Short name	🇦🇴
Ethnic group	Ovimbundu people, Mbundu people, Kongo people, Mestiço, European people
Participant in	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 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 hin basic form	republic, presidential system
Office held by head of state	President of Angola
State hin head	João Lourenço
Office held by head of government	President of Angola
Government hin head	João Lourenço
Legislative body	National Assembly
Central bank	National Bank of Angola
Located in time zone	UTC+01:00, Africa/Luanda
Currency	kwanza
Dey share bother plus	Namibia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Republic of the Congo, Gabon
Studied by	Angolan studies
Driving side	right
Electrical plug type	Europlug
Replaces	People's Republic of Angola
Official website	https://www.governo.gov.ao/
Hashtag	Angola
Top-level Internet domain	.ao
Flag	flag of Angola
Coat of arms	Emblem of Angola
Has quality	not-free country
Geography of topic	geography of Angola
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
Maritime identification digits	603
Unicode character	🇦🇴
Category for maps	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. 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. 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, sam skeptics dey see de actions as ebe politically motivated.

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.