Filed under Africa and more precisely Middle Africa, Angola is a sovereign state. Its full official name is Republic of Angola. Its seat of government is Luanda.
The population is about 37.9 million, placing it 40th of 250 by population — between Morocco above it and Ukraine below. Within Middle Africa alone it is the 3rd largest of 10 and the 2nd most populous.
The land area is 1,246,700 km², which ranks it 24th of the 250 countries and territories in this dataset — just behind Niger and just ahead of Mali. That makes it almost exactly the same size as Mali.
Angola on the map
Its reference point sits at 12.5° south and 18.5° east, which puts it in the southern hemisphere, roughly 1,392 km from the equator, in what geographers would call tropical latitudes.
Countries on the same parallel, far away in longitude, include Samoa, American Samoa and Wallis and Futuna.
Its land neighbours number 4: Congo, DR Congo, Zambia and Namibia. The largest of them by area is DR Congo, which is also the most populous. Together those neighbours hold about 140.0 million people.
It has both a coastline and land borders, which is the most common arrangement of all.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
How crowded Angola is, and what is spoken there
Spread across 1,246,700 km², that works out at about 30 people per square kilometre, which makes it less crowded than the typical entry on this list. The median across all 250 entries here is about 90 per square kilometre.
People from Angola are called Angolans.
Officially it is monolingual: Portuguese. Another 9 entries list Portuguese too — among them Brazil, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau.
Against Africa as a whole it is the 12th most populous of 59 entries, and it accounts for 17% of everyone living in Middle Africa.
The practical details for Angola
Money there is the Angolan kwanza (Kz, AOA). No other entry in this dataset uses it, so the currency is specific to Angola.
If a quiz asks for the capital of Angola, the answer is Luanda.
Websites there use the .ao domain. Calls from overseas start with +244. Its ISO codes are ao and AGO, which is what most databases and flag files use.
As a sovereign state it is among the 193 UN members listed here. The other 57 entries are territories, dependencies or observers, which is why totals on this site run to 250 rather than the familiar 195.
Neighbouring countries
Angola shares borders with 4 countries:
Fun facts about Angola
- It lies about 1,392 km from the equator, in tropical latitudes.
- Ranked by land area, Angola is 24th out of the 250 countries and territories on this site.
- Within Middle Africa it is the 3rd largest of 10.
- In land area it is almost exactly the same size as Mali.
- Websites based there use the .ao domain.
- Population density works out at roughly 30 people per square kilometre.
- It shares land borders with 4 countries: Congo, DR Congo, Zambia and Namibia.
- Portuguese is official here and in 9 other entries worldwide.
Angola — frequently asked questions
- What is the capital of Angola?
- The capital of Angola is Luanda.
- What language is spoken in Angola?
- The official language of Angola is Portuguese. It is also official in 9 other entries on this list.
- Where is Angola located?
- Angola is in Middle Africa, part of Africa. Its reference coordinates are 12.5° south and 18.5° east, roughly 1,392 km from the equator in tropical latitudes.
- Is Angola a country?
- Yes. Angola is a sovereign state and one of the 193 UN members listed on this site.
- Which countries border Angola?
- Angola borders 4 countries: Congo, DR Congo, Zambia and Namibia. DR Congo is the largest of them by area.
- How big is Angola?
- Angola covers 1,246,700 km², ranking 24th of 250 by land area. That makes it almost exactly the same size as Mali.
- What currency does Angola use?
- Angola uses the Angolan kwanza, written Kz (currency code AOA). No other entry in this dataset uses it.
- What is the population of Angola?
- Angola has a population of about 37.9 million, which makes it the 40th most populous of the 250 countries and territories listed on this site. Morocco sits just above it and Ukraine just below.
