Official Name: Republic of Angola

Alternate Names: Angola, Republica de Angola

Former Names: People's Republic of Angola

Capital City: Luanda

Flag: The flag has two equal horizontal bands of red and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete.

Date of Independence: November 11, 1975

National Anthem: "Angola Avante" (Forward Angola)

Population: 12,799,293

Size/Area: 1,246,700 sq km, slightly less than twice the size of Texas.

Land Locked: No

Coastline: 1600 km

Bordering Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Zambia

Administrative Divisions: 18 provinces - Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire

Major Cities: Benguela, Huambo, Lobito, Namibe

Languages: Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages

Religions: indigenous beliefs, Roman Catholic, Protestant

Major Holidays: New Year's Day, Martyrs of the Colonial Repression Day (Jan 4), Start of Liberation War (Feb 4), International Women's Day (Mar 8), Peace and Reconciliation Day (Apr 4), Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day (May 1), Africa Day (May 25), International Children's Day (June 1), Nation's Founder and National Heroes Day (Sept 17), All Soul's Day (Nov 1), Independence Day (Nov 11), Christmas Day.

Currency: Angolan Kwanza

Currency Code: AOA

Highest Point: Morro de Moco 2,620 m

Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean

Bordering Bodies of Water: Atlantic Ocean

Climate: Angola is semiarid in the south and along the coast. The north has a cool, dry season from May to October and a hot, rainy season from November to April.

Major Industries: petroleum; diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, and gold; cement; basic metal products; fish processing; food processing, brewing, tobacco products, sugar; textiles; ship repair

Major Agricultural Products: bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, manioc (tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest products; fish

Natural Resources: Petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium

Time Zone: UTC +1


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