| Republic of Angola República de Angola | ||||||
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| Motto: Virtus Unita Fortior (Latin) (English: "Virtue is stronger when united") |
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| Anthem: Angola Avante (English: "Onwards Angola") |
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| Capital (and largest city) | Luanda | |||||
| National Languages | Portuguese | |||||
| National Languages | Chokwe • Kimbundu • Kikongo • Oshiwambo • Luchazi • Umbundu | |||||
| Religion | 93% Christianity 5.2% traditional faiths 1% no religion 0.8% other |
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| Demonym | Angolan | |||||
| Government | Unitary presidential republic | |||||
| - | President | João Lourenço | ||||
| - | Vice President | Esperança da Costa | ||||
| Legislature | National Assembly | |||||
| Formation | ||||||
| - | Statute of Porto | 5 July 1955 | ||||
| - | Monarchy Abolished | 4 February 1971 | ||||
| - | Independence from Portugal, under Communist rule | 11 November 1975 | ||||
| - | United Nations full membership | 22 November 1976 | ||||
| - | Current constitution | 21 January 2010 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 1,246,700 km2 481,354 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | estimate | 39,040,039 | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $260.323 billion | ||||
| - | Per capita | $7,077 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $93.796 billion | ||||
| - | Per capita | $2,432 | ||||
| Gini (2023) | 51.3 | |||||
| HDI (2023) | 0.616 | |||||
| Currency | Angolan kwanza (AOA) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) | |||||
| Drives on the | Right | |||||
| Internet TLD | +244 | |||||
| Calling code | .ao | |||||
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and population and is the seventh-largest country in Africa. It is bordered by Namibia to the south, Congo to the north, Zambia to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Angola has an exclave province, the province of Cabinda, that is surrounded by Congo. The capital and most populous city is Luanda
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