Angola
Africa ยท Capital: Luanda
How it is run: Angola is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Angola is home to 39.0 million people in Middle Africa, where people speak Portuguese.
Numbers that tell a story ๐ข
๐ฅ People
39.0 million people
That is 0.5% of everybody alive (counted in 2025).
๐บ๏ธ Land
1,246,700 kmยฒ
One of the world's large countries: flying across it takes hours.
๐๏ธ How crowded
About 31 people per square kilometre โ a comfortable mix of cities and open land.
๐ Size in its region
11th most people in Africa
7th largest by land in Africa.
๐ฃ๏ธ Official languages
Portuguese
๐ฐ Money
Angolan kwanza (Kz)
Life here today ๐ฉบ
These come from World Bank open data โ the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
โค๏ธ How long people live
64.8 years on average
Doctors, clean water and food supply all change this number over time.
๐ผ Money made per person each year
about US$3,129
A lower-income country: money for schools, clinics and roads has to stretch a very long way.
๐ข Living in cities
71.5% of people
Mostly a city country โ think buses, trains and apartment blocks.
๐ Kids under 15
44.1% of the population
A very young country โ schools have to be built quickly.
Everyday details ๐งญ
๐ Phone code
+244
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
๐ Websites end in
.ao
๐ง People here are called
Angolan
๐ท๏ธ Name at home
Angola
Also written: Repรบblica de Angola, สษpublika de an'ษกษla.
๐ Coast or inland
Has a coastline
๐๏ธ UN voting group
African Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders ๐ค
Angola touches 4 neighbours by land. Neighbours share rivers, roads and usually a lot of trade.
Say its name around the world ๐ฃ๏ธ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
Angola
French
Angola
Arabic
ุฌู ููุฑูุฉ ุฃูุบููุง
Chinese
ๅฎๅฅๆ
Japanese
ใขใณใดใฉ
Russian
ะะฝะณะพะปะฐ
Portuguese
Angola
German
Angola
Put it in perspective ๐
- Nigeria โ the most populated country in Africa โ has about 6.1ร as many people as Angola.
- Angola covers roughly 11,873 times the area of Hong Kong Island.
- If everyone in Angola lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 19,520 km.
Fast facts ๐ง
Fact of the day: Angola is close to the line of 0ยฐ longitude, so its clocks are near the world's reference time (UTC).
๐ท๏ธ Official name
Republic of Angola
๐๏ธ Capital
Luanda
๐ Region
Africa ยท Middle Africa
๐ค Country code
AO
๐๏ธ UN status
UN member state
๐ฉ Independence
Independent country
More about Angola ๐
๐งญ Where on the map
12.5ยฐ S, 18.5ยฐ E
๐ Half of the world
Southern & Eastern hemisphere
๐ฐ๏ธ Clock check
Roughly UTC+1 โ when it is noon in London it is about 13:00 in Luanda.
- ๐ฆ๐ด is the flag of Angola. Its country code โ the short name used on the internet and at the Olympics โ is AO.
- Angola lies in the tropics, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, so the sun gets very high overhead.
- Angola is close to the line of 0ยฐ longitude, so its clocks are near the world's reference time (UTC).
- Angola is an independent country, meaning it makes its own laws.
- Angola sits in Middle Africa, in the southern and eastern half of the globe.
Countries nearby ๐ค
Talk about it ๐ฌ
- Angola has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Angola can trade by sea. What should a country protect first: its ports, its fishing waters, or its beaches?
- If Angola spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz ๐งช
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Angola?
Luanda
Which money do people spend in Angola?
Angolan kwanza (Kz)
How many countries share a land border with Angola?
4 โ Republic of the Congo, DR Congo, Zambia, Namibia.
Roughly how many people live in Angola?
39.0 million people
Keep researching ๐
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