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Angola
Republic of Angola | |
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| Capital and largest city | Luanda |
| Official languages | Portuguese |
| Ethnic groups (2000) | |
| Demonym(s) | Angolan |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
| José Eduardo dos Santos | |
| Manuel Vicente | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Independence | |
• from Portugal | 11 November 1975 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,246,700 km2 (481,400 sq mi) (23rd) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2009 estimate | 18,498,000[1][2] |
• Density | 14.8/km2 (38.3/sq mi) (199th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $128.288 billion[3] (64th) |
• Per capita | $6,346[3] (107th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $118.719 billion[3] (61st) |
• Per capita | $5,873[3] (91st) |
| Gini (2009) | 42.7[4] medium |
| HDI (2013) |  0.508low · 148th |
| Currency | Kwanza (AOA) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (not observed) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +244 |
| ISO 3166 code | AO |
| Internet TLD | .ao |
Angola (officially called Republic of Angola) is a country in Africa. The capital is Luanda. Angola is in the south of the continent.
Angola is a member state of the African Union, the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, the Latin Union, South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone and the Southern African Development Community.
History
There was a civil war from 1975 to 2002.
Geography
Angola is the world's twenty-third largest country. Angola is bordered by Namibia to the south, Zambia to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north-east, and the South Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Climate
Angola's average temperature on the coast is 60 °F (16 °C) in the winter and 70 °F (21 °C) in the summer. It has two seasons; dry season (May to October) and hot rainy season (November to April).
Demographics
Angola's population is estimated to be 18,498,000 (2009).[1]
Provinces
Map of Angola with provinces numbered.
Angola is divided into eighteen provinces.
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See List of settlements in Angola for the cities and towns in the country.
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2009) (PDF). World Population Prospects, Table A.1. 2008 revision. United Nations. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090318041906/http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2008/wpp2008_text_tables.pdf. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ↑ Population Forecast to 2060 by International Futures hosted by Google Public Data Explorer
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Angola". International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2013/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2009&ey=2012&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=614&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=53&pr.y=7. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ↑ "Gini Index". World Bank. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI/. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
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